Cocktails that pair with

Butter Chicken

Across 9 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Aperol Spritz

9 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Classic Martini

9 dishes

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works

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

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Gin & Tonic

9 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Moscow Mule

9 dishes

Vodka & gin

Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.

Why it works

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Negroni

9 dishes

Vodka & gin

Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.

Why it works

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Old Fashioned

8 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works

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

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Lemon Butter Chicken +4 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Gimlet

Shaken sours

Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.

Why it works with Butter Chickenscampi

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

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