Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.
Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Works with Blue Cheese Risotto · Butternut Squash, Rosemary, And Blue Cheese Risotto
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