Spirits that pair with
Across 4 related dishes — most-paired first.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin And Avocado Salsa · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce · Thai-spiced Pork Tenderloin With Orange Curry Sauce
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Balanced, often with light smoke.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin And Avocado Salsa · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce · Thai-spiced Pork Tenderloin With Orange Curry Sauce
Bourbon & American whiskey
Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin And Avocado Salsa · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce · Thai-spiced Pork Tenderloin With Orange Curry Sauce
Rum
Caramel-toned, soft oak.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce
Tequila & mezcal
Aged, deep, almost whiskey-like.
Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce
Tequila & mezcal
Fresh, peppery, citrus-forward.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin And Avocado Salsa · Thai-spiced Pork Tenderloin With Orange Curry Sauce
Bourbon & American whiskey
Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Works with Spiced Pork Tenderloin · Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Maole Chipolte Sauce
Liqueurs & digestifs
130 herbs, bracingly complex.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Rum
Molasses, coffee, baking spice.
Hop bitterness, gentle malt sweetness, and herbal-acid pours all tame chili and round out curry richness.
Tequila & mezcal
Smoky and earthy, with serious mineral edges.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Tequila & mezcal
Oak-rested, gentler, hint of caramel.
Citrus and salt cut chile heat and refresh between fatty tortilla bites.
Rum
Clean, light, cocktail-ready.
Bright citrus and ginger balance Thai's chili-lime-sugar-fish-sauce four-way attack.
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