Mocktails that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Citrus & shrubs
Blood orange juice, sparkling water, a hint of cardamom.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
Tea-based & herbal
Chamomile-honey syrup, lemon, soda. Soft and floral.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
Punches & sangrias
Cranberry juice, orange peel, ginger ale, fresh rosemary.
Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
Citrus & shrubs
Sparkling apple cider, fresh lemon, thyme. Autumnal.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Sauce Sweet-and-sour Beef · Sauce Sweet-and-sour Ribs
Spritzers & fizzes
Ginger beer, fresh lime, a dash of bitters. The non-alc Moscow Mule.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Punches & sangrias
Pomegranate juice, ginger beer, fresh lime. Bold and warming.
Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.
Punches & sangrias
Watermelon juice, fresh mint, lime, sparkling water.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.