Cocktails pairings for Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Classic & stirred

Bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth. The whiskey Negroni — richer, less bitter.

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Vodka & gin

Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Classic & stirred

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

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Classic & stirred

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

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Shaken sours

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

Why it works with Rib-eye Steak With Gorgonzola Cheese And Red Wine Vinaigrette Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.