Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Shaken sours
White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Massaman · Lamb Massaman · Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Massaman · Lamb Massaman · Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Massaman · Lamb Massaman · Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Tropical & tiki
White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Massaman · Lamb Massaman · Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Massaman · Lamb Massaman · Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Massaman Curry · Massaman Beef Curry
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Big, dark, sometimes-funky pours stand up to lamb's gamy fat without flinching.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Big, dark, sometimes-funky pours stand up to lamb's gamy fat without flinching.
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