Spirits pairings for Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

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 Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works with Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

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

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Triple-distilled, smooth, faintly sweet.

Why it works with Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

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

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works with Roasted Butternut Squash And Pear Soup With A Dollop Of Blue Cheese

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