Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
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.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
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.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
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 Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
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 Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
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