Spirits that pair with

Red Clam Sauce

Across 8 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Islay Peated Scotch

8 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Works with Red Clam Sauce · Rred Clam Sauce · Linguine Red Clam Sauce · Red Clam Sauce Linguini +4 more Red Clam Sauce · Rred Clam Sauce · Linguine Red Clam Sauce · Red Clam Sauce Linguini · Spaghetti Red Clam Sauce · Linguini With Red Clam Sauce · Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce · Fettuccine With Red Clam Sauce

Vermouth

8 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Works with Red Clam Sauce · Rred Clam Sauce · Linguine Red Clam Sauce · Red Clam Sauce Linguini +4 more Red Clam Sauce · Rred Clam Sauce · Linguine Red Clam Sauce · Red Clam Sauce Linguini · Spaghetti Red Clam Sauce · Linguini With Red Clam Sauce · Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce · Fettuccine With Red Clam Sauce