Cocktails that pair with

Pasta With Butter

Across 7 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Aperol Spritz

7 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works

Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.

Works with Pasta With Butter · Pasta With Butter And Sausage · Pasta With Butter-based Sauce · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Sage +3 more Pasta With Butter · Pasta With Butter And Sausage · Pasta With Butter-based Sauce · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Sage · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Spinach · Pasta With Butternut Squash,onions And Sage · Pasta With Butternut Squash Parma Ham And Ricotta

Campari Soda

7 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.

Why it works

Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.

Works with Pasta With Butter · Pasta With Butter And Sausage · Pasta With Butter-based Sauce · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Sage +3 more Pasta With Butter · Pasta With Butter And Sausage · Pasta With Butter-based Sauce · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Sage · Pasta With Butternut Squash And Spinach · Pasta With Butternut Squash,onions And Sage · Pasta With Butternut Squash Parma Ham And Ricotta

Gimlet

Shaken sours

Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.

Why it works with Pasta With Butternut Squash And Spinach

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Gin & Tonic

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works with Pasta With Butternut Squash And Spinach

Light, citrus-driven, lightly herbal pours mirror vinaigrette acid and fresh greens.

Moscow Mule

Vodka & gin

Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.

Why it works with Pasta With Butter And Sausage

Crisp lager-clean or rye-spicy pours match snappy casing and salty pork.

Whiskey Sour

Shaken sours

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

Why it works with Pasta With Butternut Squash Parma Ham And Ricotta

Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.