Spirits pairings for Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

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

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works with Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

Hop-cut and oak-sweet pours scrub fat and stand up to charred beef and melted cheese.

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works with Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

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

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

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

Bourbon & American whiskey

Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works with Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.