Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 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 Rice · 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 Rice · 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 Rice · 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 Rice · 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.
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
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