Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken · Hoisin Cashew Chicken And Ahi Tuna · Cheese Orange Barbecue Cashew Chicken
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken · Hoisin Cashew Chicken And Ahi Tuna · Cheese Orange Barbecue Cashew Chicken
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken · Hoisin Cashew Chicken And Ahi Tuna · Cheese Orange Barbecue Cashew Chicken
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken · Hoisin Cashew Chicken And Ahi Tuna
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken · Cheese Orange Barbecue Cashew Chicken
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.
Works with Cashew Chicken · Ginger-cashew Chicken
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Highball & long drinks
Dark rum, ginger beer, lime. Caribbean fire — cuts through fatty foods.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Shaken sours
Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.
Crisp, clean, lightly herbal pours stay out of the way of delicate fish — texture without weight.
Highball & long drinks
Gin, lemon, sugar, soda. The original summer cooler.
Crisp, clean, lightly herbal pours stay out of the way of delicate fish — texture without weight.
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