Spirits pairings for Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

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

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works with Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

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

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

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 Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.

Rum

Clean, light, cocktail-ready.

Why it works with Steamed Blue Crab With Black Ginger Dipping Sauce

Bright, dry, slightly briny pours echo sweet shellfish and refresh between butter dips.