Spirits that pair with

Butter Chicken

Across 9 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Bourbon

9 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.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Chartreuse

9 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.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Dark Rum

9 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.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Speyside Single Malt

9 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 Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Vermouth

9 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.

Works with Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi +5 more Butter Chicken · Herd Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken Curry · Butter Chickenscampi · Lemon Butter Chicken · Indian Butter Chicken · Peanut Butter Chicken · East Indian Butter Chicken · Butter Chicken With Garam Masala, Coriander, Cardamom

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Amaro

Liqueurs & digestifs

Italian bitter herbal liqueur.

Why it works with Peanut Butter Chicken

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

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White Rum

Rum

Clean, light, cocktail-ready.

Why it works with Butter Chickenscampi

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

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