Cocktails that pair with

Poached Eggs

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Aperol Spritz

7 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

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

Why it works

Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.

Works with Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs With Ham · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine +3 more Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs With Ham · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine · Poached Eggs With Champagne Wine · Poached Eggs With Duchesse Potatoes · Poached Eggs With Hollandaise Sauce

Espresso Martini

7 dishes

Martini family

Vodka, fresh espresso, coffee liqueur. Dessert and digestif in one.

Why it works

Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.

Works with Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs With Ham · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine +3 more Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs With Ham · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine · Poached Eggs With Champagne Wine · Poached Eggs With Duchesse Potatoes · Poached Eggs With Hollandaise Sauce

Gin & Tonic

7 dishes

Vodka & gin

Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.

Why it works

Crisp-clean and bitter-herbal pours navigate the famously tricky vegetal-sulphur-tannin trio.

Works with Poached Eggs · Asparagus With Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine +3 more Poached Eggs · Asparagus With Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine · Poached Eggs With Duchesse Potatoes · Poached Eggs With Hollandaise Sauce · Poached Eggs With Mushrooms And Artichokes

Cosmopolitan

5 dishes

Martini family

Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.

Why it works

Bitter aperitivo, light bubbles, and lift-of-coffee pours brighten egg richness and savory-sweet brunch plates.

Works with Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine · Poached Eggs With Duchesse Potatoes +1 more Poached Eggs · Poached Eggs In Red Wine Sauce · Poached Eggs With Burgundy Wine · Poached Eggs With Duchesse Potatoes · Poached Eggs With Hollandaise Sauce

Hugo Spritz

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, mint, soda. The Negronis softer cousin.

Why it works with Poached Eggs With Mushrooms And Artichokes

Crisp-clean and bitter-herbal pours navigate the famously tricky vegetal-sulphur-tannin trio.

Sazerac

Classic & stirred

Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.

Why it works with Asparagus With Poached Eggs

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.

Sidecar

Shaken sours

Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.

Why it works with Poached Eggs With Mushrooms And Artichokes

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