Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Chicken With Saffron · Chicken With Saffron Rice · Roasted Chicken With Saffron, Honey And Hazelnuts · Spanish-style Chicken With Saffron Rice (arroz Con Pollo)
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Chicken With Saffron · Chicken With Saffron Rice · Roasted Chicken With Saffron, Honey And Hazelnuts · Spanish-style Chicken With Saffron Rice (arroz Con Pollo)
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken With Saffron · Chicken With Saffron Rice · Roasted Chicken With Saffron, Honey And Hazelnuts · Spanish-style Chicken With Saffron Rice (arroz Con Pollo)
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken With Saffron · Chicken With Saffron Rice · Roasted Chicken With Saffron, Honey And Hazelnuts · Spanish-style Chicken With Saffron Rice (arroz Con Pollo)
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.
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.
This site recommends and links to wine. By continuing, you affirm you are 21 or older.