Spirits pairings for Pimento Cheese

2 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Pimento Cheese & Bacon Crostini

Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.

Liqueurs & digestifs

Italian bitter herbal liqueur.

Why it works with Pimento Cheese & Bacon Crostini

Aperitivo-style pours — bitter, citrus-driven, low-to-mid proof — were invented for cured-meat platters.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works with Pimento Cheese & Bacon Crostini

Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works with Pimento Cheese & Bacon Crostini

Caramel-sweet, lightly bitter, citrus-bright pours match pork's sweet fat and crisp skin.