Spirits pairings for Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Liqueurs & digestifs

130 herbs, bracingly complex.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Rum

Molasses, coffee, baking spice.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon Medallions With Grilled Cucumber

Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.