Spirits pairings for Biryani

Bourbon

8 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works

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

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Chartreuse

7 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

130 herbs, bracingly complex.

Why it works

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

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Dark Rum

7 dishes

Rum

Molasses, coffee, baking spice.

Why it works

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

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Vermouth

4 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.

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Speyside Single Malt

2 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works

Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.

Works with Beef Biryani · Chicken Biryani

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Mezcal

Tequila & mezcal

Smoky and earthy, with serious mineral edges.

Why it works with Hyderabadi Biryani

Smoky mezcal echoes the dum-cooking char and the chili kick.

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Rye Whiskey

Bourbon & American whiskey

Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.

Why it works with Beef Biryani

Deep, dark, malt-or-oak-driven pours echo slow-cooked beef and dark-sauced richness.

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