Spirits pairings for Cucumber Salad

6 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.

Liqueurs & digestifs

130 herbs, bracingly complex.

Why it works with French Cucumber Salad

Refined sippers — brandy, dry martini, herbal liqueur — were invented for the French table.

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works with French Cucumber Salad

Refined sippers — brandy, dry martini, herbal liqueur — were invented for the French table.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Seared Sea Scallops, Cucumber Salad, Saffron Coulis

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works with Salmon Cucumber Salad

Soft herbal, lightly smoky, or citrus-clean pours read on the same gentle savory frequency as salmon.