Cocktails that pair with

Bleu Cheese

Across 25 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Manhattan

8 dishes

Classic & stirred

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

Why it works

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Works with Bleu Cheese Walnuts · Stilton Bleu Cheese · Beef Ribeye And Bleu Cheese · Turkey Burgers With Bleu Cheese +4 more Bleu Cheese Walnuts · Stilton Bleu Cheese · Beef Ribeye And Bleu Cheese · Turkey Burgers With Bleu Cheese · Beef Tenderloin With Bleu Cheese Sauce · Fig And Bleu Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin · Loaded Potato Soup With Lamb Bacon And Bleu Cheese · Flank Steak Salad With Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing

Sazerac

7 dishes

Classic & stirred

Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.

Why it works

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Works with Bleu Cheese Walnuts · Stilton Bleu Cheese · Beef Ribeye And Bleu Cheese · Beef Tenderloin With Bleu Cheese Sauce +3 more Bleu Cheese Walnuts · Stilton Bleu Cheese · Beef Ribeye And Bleu Cheese · Beef Tenderloin With Bleu Cheese Sauce · Fig And Bleu Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin · Loaded Potato Soup With Lamb Bacon And Bleu Cheese · Flank Steak Salad With Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing

Gin & Tonic

5 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.

Works with Bleu Cheese Salad · Bleu Cheese Halibut · Baked Bleu Cheese Halibut · Turkey Burgers With Bleu Cheese +1 more Bleu Cheese Salad · Bleu Cheese Halibut · Baked Bleu Cheese Halibut · Turkey Burgers With Bleu Cheese · Green Salad With Pear, Mustard Vin, Bleu Cheese

Cosmopolitan

Martini family

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

Why it works with Apple And Bleu Cheese Tartine

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

Espresso Martini

Martini family

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

Why it works with Apple And Bleu Cheese Tartine

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

Moscow Mule

Vodka & gin

Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.

Why it works with Cauliflower Bleu Cheese Soup

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.