Spirits pairings for Sweet Chili

Bourbon

6 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.

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Cognac

6 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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Irish Whiskey

6 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Triple-distilled, smooth, faintly sweet.

Why it works

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.

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Speyside Single Malt

6 dishes

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Honeyed, fruity, gentle.

Why it works

Warm, malt-driven, or whiskey-sweet pours echo long-simmer comfort and bring savory roundness.

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Amaro

4 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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Vermouth

4 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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Dark Rum

2 dishes

Rum

Molasses, coffee, baking spice.

Why it works

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

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Chartreuse

Liqueurs & digestifs

130 herbs, bracingly complex.

Why it works with Brie With Sweet Chili Sauce

Light herbal, citrus, and slightly floral pours mirror creamy-tangy fresh cheeses.

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Islay Peated Scotch

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Scallops In Sweet Chili Sauce (asian)

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

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