Spirits pairings for Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Tequila & mezcal

Aged, deep, almost whiskey-like.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Balanced, often with light smoke.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works with Beef Steak Blue Cheese

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.