Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Pepper Jack Cheese · Smoked Pepper Jack Cheese · Chicken Breast Stuffed With Bacon And Pepper Jack Cheese · Deep-fried Baby Artichokes Stuffed With Pepper Jack Cheese
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.
Works with Pepper Jack Cheese · Deep-fried Baby Artichokes Stuffed With Pepper Jack Cheese
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Smoked Pepper Jack Cheese · Chicken Breast Stuffed With Bacon And Pepper Jack Cheese
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken Breast Stuffed With Bacon And Pepper Jack Cheese · Deep-fried Baby Artichokes Stuffed With Pepper Jack Cheese
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.
Works with Pepper Jack Cheese · Deep-fried Baby Artichokes Stuffed With Pepper Jack Cheese
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Smoked Pepper Jack Cheese · Chicken Breast Stuffed With Bacon And Pepper Jack Cheese
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Smoked Pepper Jack Cheese · Chicken Breast Stuffed With Bacon And Pepper Jack Cheese
Highball & long drinks
Dark rum, ginger beer, lime. Caribbean fire — cuts through fatty foods.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.
Crisp-clean and bitter-herbal pours navigate the famously tricky vegetal-sulphur-tannin trio.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Highball & long drinks
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, lime, salt, soda. The taco-day default.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
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