Spirits that pair with
Across 5 related dishes — most-paired first.
Liqueurs & digestifs
Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Works with Cabbage Salad · Ahi Tuna With Cabbage Salad · Bavarian White Cabbage Salad · Warm Red Cabbage Salad With Roast Chicken And Gorgonzola Cheese
Rum
Caramel-toned, soft oak.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Works with Warm Red Cabbage Salad With Roast Chicken And Gorgonzola Cheese · Warm Napa Cabbage Salad With Blue Cheese Mushrooms Smoked Bacon For Mardi Gras Thyme (
Bourbon & American whiskey
Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Works with Warm Red Cabbage Salad With Roast Chicken And Gorgonzola Cheese · Warm Napa Cabbage Salad With Blue Cheese Mushrooms Smoked Bacon For Mardi Gras Thyme (
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Smoke, brine, iodine.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Works with Warm Red Cabbage Salad With Roast Chicken And Gorgonzola Cheese · Warm Napa Cabbage Salad With Blue Cheese Mushrooms Smoked Bacon For Mardi Gras Thyme (
Liqueurs & digestifs
Aged French brandy.
Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.
Rum
Molasses, coffee, baking spice.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Honeyed, fruity, gentle.
Mid-bodied, soft-sweet, citrus-bright pours flex with everything from roast bird to fried wings.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.
Sweet caramel-oak warmth and big hop bitterness match smoke, char, and slow-cooked fat.
Rum
Clean, light, cocktail-ready.
Crisp, clean, lightly herbal pours stay out of the way of delicate fish — texture without weight.
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