Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
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 Candied Pecans · Salad With Blueberries, Feta, Onion, Candied Pecans And Blue Berry Vinaigrette
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 Candied Pecans · Salad With Blueberries, Feta, Onion, Candied Pecans And Blue Berry Vinaigrette
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Bright herbal pours and citrus-soda match yogurt tang, olive brine, and grilled lamb char.
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Bright herbal pours and citrus-soda match yogurt tang, olive brine, and grilled lamb char.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.
Bright herbal pours and citrus-soda match yogurt tang, olive brine, and grilled lamb char.
Tropical & tiki
White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.
Bright herbal pours and citrus-soda match yogurt tang, olive brine, and grilled lamb char.
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
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