Spirits that pair with
Across 2 related dishes — most-paired first.
Rum
Caramel-toned, soft oak.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Liqueurs & digestifs
Aged French brandy.
Big, dark, sometimes-funky pours stand up to lamb's gamy fat without flinching.
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Balanced, often with light smoke.
Big, dark, sometimes-funky pours stand up to lamb's gamy fat without flinching.
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Smoke, brine, iodine.
Big, dark, sometimes-funky pours stand up to lamb's gamy fat without flinching.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Liqueurs & digestifs
Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.
Crisp-clean and bitter-herbal pours navigate the famously tricky vegetal-sulphur-tannin trio.
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