Spirits that pair with

Plum Sauce

Across 13 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Speyside Single Malt

12 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.

Works with Plum Sauce · Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce +8 more Plum Sauce · Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce · Duck And Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Muscovy Duck In Plum Sauce · Tuna With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks · Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

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Vermouth

12 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.

Works with Plum Sauce · Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce +8 more Plum Sauce · Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce · Duck And Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Muscovy Duck In Plum Sauce · Tuna With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks · Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

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Bourbon

11 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

Works with Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce · Duck And Plum Sauce +7 more Beef Plum Sauce · Duck Plum Sauce · Pork Plum Sauce · Duck And Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Muscovy Duck In Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pork Tenderloin With Red Wine Plum Sauce · Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks · Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

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Aged Rum

7 dishes

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works

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

Works with Pork Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce +3 more Pork Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pork Tenderloin With Red Wine Plum Sauce · Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks · Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

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Tennessee Whiskey

7 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works

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

Works with Pork Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce +3 more Pork Plum Sauce · Ham With Plum Sauce · Pork Chops Plum Sauce · Pork Chops With Ginger Plum Sauce · Pork Tenderloin With Red Wine Plum Sauce · Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks · Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

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Amaro

Liqueurs & digestifs

Italian bitter herbal liqueur.

Why it works with Pistachio-crusted Pork With Plum Sauce And Fried Leeks

Roasted, caramel, dried-fruit, and oak-warm pours bring out nut sweetness and balance salt.

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Añejo Tequila

Tequila & mezcal

Aged, deep, almost whiskey-like.

Why it works with Pork Tenderloin With Red Wine Plum Sauce

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

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Dark Rum

Rum

Molasses, coffee, baking spice.

Why it works with Roasted Pork Loin With Spicy Plum Sauce , Garnet Yams And Braised Greens

Ginger-cool, citrus-sour, and lightly sweet pours quench chile heat without doubling down on it.

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Highland Single Malt

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Balanced, often with light smoke.

Why it works with Pork Tenderloin With Red Wine Plum Sauce

Oak-aged, sweet-caramel, and bitter-herbal pours stand up to charred beef and tannic richness.

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White Rum

Rum

Clean, light, cocktail-ready.

Why it works with Tuna With Ginger Plum Sauce

Crisp, clean, lightly herbal pours stay out of the way of delicate fish — texture without weight.

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