Cocktails that pair with

Game Hen

Across 30 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Cosmopolitan

5 dishes

Martini family

Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.

Why it works

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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Daiquiri

5 dishes

Shaken sours

White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.

Why it works

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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Dark n Stormy

Highball & long drinks

Dark rum, ginger beer, lime. Caribbean fire — cuts through fatty foods.

Why it works with Smoked Cornish Game Hen

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.

Espresso Martini

Martini family

Vodka, fresh espresso, coffee liqueur. Dessert and digestif in one.

Why it works with Sweet And Sour Cornish Game Hens

Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.

Margarita

Shaken sours

Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.

Why it works with Thai-curried Game Hens

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.

Mojito

Tropical & tiki

White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.

Why it works with Thai-curried Game Hens

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.

Moscow Mule

Vodka & gin

Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.

Why it works with Thai-curried Game Hens

Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.

Whiskey Sour

Shaken sours

Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.

Why it works with Smoked Cornish Game Hen

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.