Cocktails pairings for Smelts

2 dishes

Classic & stirred

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

Why it works

Oak-and-rye warmth and crisp acid pours match the salty-bready-meaty stack.

2 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.

Why it works

Oak-and-rye warmth and crisp acid pours match the salty-bready-meaty stack.

2 dishes

Shaken sours

Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.

Why it works

Oak-and-rye warmth and crisp acid pours match the salty-bready-meaty stack.