Cocktails that pair with

Bittersweet Chocolate

Across 6 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Cosmopolitan

6 dishes

Martini family

Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.

Why it works

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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Espresso Martini

6 dishes

Martini family

Vodka, fresh espresso, coffee liqueur. Dessert and digestif in one.

Why it works

Big-roast, caramel-deep, and coffee-tinged pours echo cocoa bitterness and bring sweet body.

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Manhattan

6 dishes

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works

Earth-and-oak, lightly smoky, slightly bitter pours echo mushroom's deep umami.

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Old Fashioned

6 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works

Earth-and-oak, lightly smoky, slightly bitter pours echo mushroom's deep umami.

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Sidecar

6 dishes

Shaken sours

Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.

Why it works

Earth-and-oak, lightly smoky, slightly bitter pours echo mushroom's deep umami.

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Daiquiri

Shaken sours

White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.

Why it works with Raspberry Bread Torte With Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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