Cocktails that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
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 Thanksgiving Turkey · Barbecued Thanksgiving Turkey · Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers · The Great After-thanksgiving Turkey Enchiladas
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 Thanksgiving Turkey · Barbecued Thanksgiving Turkey · Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers · The Great After-thanksgiving Turkey Enchiladas
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.
Works with Thanksgiving Turkey · Barbecued Thanksgiving Turkey · Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers
Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Thanksgiving Turkey · Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers
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.
Shaken sours
White rum, fresh lime, sugar. The simplest, brightest sour ever invented.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
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, 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.
Shaken sours
Tequila, fresh lime, triple sec. Salt rim optional but recommended.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Vodka & gin
Vodka, ginger beer, lime. Cuts through richness.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Highball & long drinks
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, lime, salt, soda. The taco-day default.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
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