Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Sweet Curry · Mussel Sweet Curry · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Sweet Curry · Mussel Sweet Curry · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Sweet Curry · Mussel Sweet Curry · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Works with Sweet Curry · Mussel Sweet Curry · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
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 Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
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 Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Sauce Barbecue · Pork Chops With Sweet Curry Onion Sauce Barbeque
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.
Martini family
Martini with olive brine — savory, umami-edged, food-loving.
Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.
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.
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.
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