Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Ginger-cool, citrus-sour, and lightly sweet pours quench chile heat without doubling down on it.
Works with Piri Piri · Shrimp Piri Piri · Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Tropical & tiki
White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.
Ginger-cool, citrus-sour, and lightly sweet pours quench chile heat without doubling down on it.
Works with Piri Piri · Shrimp Piri Piri · Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Ginger-cool, citrus-sour, and lightly sweet pours quench chile heat without doubling down on it.
Works with Piri Piri · Shrimp Piri Piri · Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
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 Shrimp Piri Piri · Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Shrimp Piri Piri · Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Highball & long drinks
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, lime, salt, soda. The taco-day default.
Ginger-cool, citrus-sour, and lightly sweet pours quench chile heat without doubling down on it.
Works with Piri Piri · Shrimp Piri Piri
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken Piri Piri · Piri Piri Chicken
Shaken sours
Gin and fresh lime — as stripped-down as a sour gets.
Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.
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