Spirits pairings for Dessert

Amaro

30 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Italian bitter herbal liqueur.

Why it works

Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.

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Bourbon

30 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works

Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.

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Cognac

30 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works

Sweet-roasty, citrus-edged, and bitter-soft pours all keep dessert from cloying.

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Vermouth

10 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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Speyside Single Malt

9 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works

Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.

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Aged Rum

3 dishes

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works

Soft sweetness, citrus-edged richness, and coffee-warmth pours match the pastry case without piling on sugar.

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Dark Rum

2 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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Añejo Tequila

Tequila & mezcal

Aged, deep, almost whiskey-like.

Why it works with Chocolate Dessert

Big-roast, caramel-deep, and coffee-tinged pours echo cocoa bitterness and bring sweet body.

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Chartreuse

Liqueurs & digestifs

130 herbs, bracingly complex.

Why it works with Indian Dessert

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

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