Spirits pairings for Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

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

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

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

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aged French brandy.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Scotch & Irish whiskey

Smoke, brine, iodine.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

Salty-sweet, big-bodied, sometimes-smoky pours wrestle blue's pungent funk into balance.

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

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

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works with Warm Bacon Pear And Blue Cheese Salad

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