Cocktails that pair with

Pasta With Olive Oil

Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Dirty Martini

Martini family

Martini with olive brine — savory, umami-edged, food-loving.

Why it works with Pasta With Olive Oil

Salt-loving, bitter, brine-friendly pours echo aperitivo-bar small bites.

Gimlet

Shaken sours

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

Why it works with Shrimp Pasta With Olive Oil And Basil And Cherry Tomatoes

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Gin & Tonic

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works with Shrimp Pasta With Olive Oil And Basil And Cherry Tomatoes

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Manhattan

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Pasta With Olive Oil, Mushrooms And Sardines

Earth-and-oak, lightly smoky, slightly bitter pours echo mushroom's deep umami.

Whiskey Sour

Shaken sours

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

Why it works with Pasta With Olive Oil And Dried Chili

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.