Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Martini family
Vodka, fresh espresso, coffee liqueur. Dessert and digestif in one.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
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 Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
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.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
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 Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
Shaken sours
Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef
Martini family
Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
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.
Classic & stirred
Rye, absinthe rinse, sugar, Peychauds bitters. New Orleans dark and aromatic.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
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.
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