Cocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Crisp lager-clean or rye-spicy pours match snappy casing and salty pork.
Works with Sweet Italian Sausage · Chicken And Sweet Italian Sausage · Bechamel, Mushroom, And Sweet Italian Sausage Lasagna
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Crisp lager-clean or rye-spicy pours match snappy casing and salty pork.
Works with Sweet Italian Sausage · Chicken And Sweet Italian Sausage · Bechamel, Mushroom, And Sweet Italian Sausage Lasagna
Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Chicken And Sweet Italian Sausage · Bechamel, Mushroom, And Sweet Italian Sausage Lasagna
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 Sweet Italian Sausage · Chicken And Sweet Italian Sausage
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Crisp lager-clean or rye-spicy pours match snappy casing and salty pork.
Works with Sweet Italian Sausage · Chicken And Sweet Italian Sausage
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
Aperitivo & low-ABV
Campari, soda water, orange. Bitter, low-proof, conversation-starting.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
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.
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Italian-leaning pours — bitter aperitivo, dry herbal, citrus-bright — were built for the trattoria table.
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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