Spirits that pair with

Blue

Across 30 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Aged Rum

30 dishes

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works

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

Works with Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +26 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Crab · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blue Prawns · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Eye Cod · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Bluefin Tuna · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Cognac

30 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works

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

Works with Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +26 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Crab · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blue Prawns · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Eye Cod · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Bluefin Tuna · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Islay Peated Scotch

30 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works

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

Works with Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie +26 more Blue · Blue-eye · Bluefish · Blue Brie · Blue Crab · Blue Fish · Blue Goat · Blueberry · Saga Blue · Amber Blue · Blue Scrod · Bluecheese · Blue Cheese · Blue Danish · Blue Garlic · Blue Prawns · Blueberries · Cashew Blue · Cordon Blue · Danish Blue · Lanark Blue · Maytag Blue · Blessed Blue · Blue Berries · Blue Eye Cod · Blue Fin Tua · Blue Stilton · Bluefin Tuna · Per Lay Blue · Bavarian Blue

Amaro

Liqueurs & digestifs

Italian bitter herbal liqueur.

Why it works with Cashew Blue

Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.