Cocktails that pair with

Blue

Across 30 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Manhattan

30 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 Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +26 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Crab · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blue Prawns · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Eye Cod · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Bluefin Tuna · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Old Fashioned

30 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works

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

Works with Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +26 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Crab · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blue Prawns · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Eye Cod · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Bluefin Tuna · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Sazerac

26 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 Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +22 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Sidecar

24 dishes

Shaken sours

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

Why it works

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

Works with Blue · Blue-eye · Blue Brie · Blue Goat +20 more Blue · Blue-eye · Blue Brie · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Boulevardier

Classic & stirred

Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.

Why it works with Cashew Blue

Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.

Daiquiri

Shaken sours

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

Why it works with Blueberry

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