Spirits that pair with
Across 3 related dishes — most-paired first.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Rum
Grassy, vegetal, made from fresh cane juice.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Bourbon & American whiskey
Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.
Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Liqueurs & digestifs
Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.
Sherry-like sippers, dry acid, and orange-bitter notes mirror the saffron-citrus-paprika of the Spanish table.
Works with Manchego Cheese · Apple Spices And Manchego Cheese · Manchego Cheese, Serrano Ham And Cantaloupe
Rum
Caramel-toned, soft oak.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
Scotch & Irish whiskey
Honeyed, fruity, gentle.
Tropical, citrus-bright, and lightly tart pours echo the fruit at the center of the plate.
Bourbon & American whiskey
Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.
Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.
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