Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Shaken sours
White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.
Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Salsa · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Salsa · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Highball & long drinks
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, lime, salt, soda. The taco-day default.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Salsa · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Salsa · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Classic & stirred
Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Martini family
Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.
Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.
Works with Pork Mango · Pork Mango Pecadillo
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
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