Spirits pairings for White Cheddar

11 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Vanilla, caramel, charred-oak sweetness.

Why it works

Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.

11 dishes

Bourbon & American whiskey

Spicier, drier, more peppery than bourbon.

Why it works

Caramel, oak, and dried-fruit notes echo aged cheese's nutty-crystalline depth.

3 dishes

Liqueurs & digestifs

Aromatic, lightly fortified, served chilled.

Why it works

Round, soft, faintly bitter pours echo the parmesan-and-butter weight without piling on.

Rum

Caramel-toned, soft oak.

Why it works with Sharp And White Cheddar Pimento And 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 Sharp And White Cheddar Pimento And Bacon Crostini

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

Bourbon & American whiskey

Charcoal-mellowed bourbon cousin.

Why it works with Sharp And White Cheddar Pimento And Bacon Crostini

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