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.
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Vodka & gin
Botanical, refreshing, endlessly flexible.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
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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.
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Vodka & gin
Bittersweet, herbal, the aperitivo standard.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
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Vodka & gin
Bone-dry, crisp, olive-edged.
Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.
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Martini family
Vodka, cranberry, lime, triple sec. The pink one — tarter than it looks.
Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.
Classic & stirred
Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Bourbon or rye, sugar, bitters, orange.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
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