Spirits that pair with

Blue Cheese Sauce

Across 8 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Islay Peated Scotch

6 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works

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

Works with Blue Cheese Sauce · Pasta With Blue Cheese Sauce · Blue Cheese Sauce And Chicken · Gorgonzola, Blue Cheese Sauce +2 more Blue Cheese Sauce · Pasta With Blue Cheese Sauce · Blue Cheese Sauce And Chicken · Gorgonzola, Blue Cheese Sauce · Gorgonzola Or Blue Cheese Sauce · Gnocchi With Spinach And Blue Cheese Sauce

Vermouth

6 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.

Works with Blue Cheese Sauce · Pasta With Blue Cheese Sauce · Blue Cheese Sauce And Chicken · Gorgonzola, Blue Cheese Sauce +2 more Blue Cheese Sauce · Pasta With Blue Cheese Sauce · Blue Cheese Sauce And Chicken · Gorgonzola, Blue Cheese Sauce · Gorgonzola Or Blue Cheese Sauce · Gnocchi With Spinach And Blue Cheese Sauce

Tennessee Whiskey

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works with Horseradish Black Pepper Crusted Tenderloin With Mushroom Blue Cheese Sauce

Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.