Cocktails that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
Shaken sours
White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Thai Chili · Mussels Red Thai Chili
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Works with Thai Chili · Mussels Red Thai Chili
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Thai Chili · Mussels Red Thai Chili
Tropical & tiki
White rum, mint, lime, sugar, soda. Cuban summer in a glass.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Thai Chili · Mussels Red Thai Chili
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
Works with Thai Chili · Mussels Red Thai Chili
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.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.
Shaken sours
Bourbon, fresh lemon, sugar, optional egg-white foam.
Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.
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