Pairings

What's the best match for a barbecue?

Posted on July 1 2011 at 08:41

Should it be wine or beer - or even a cocktail? Last year I asked the Twitter community what their favourite barbecue bevvy was and this is what they came up with . . .

Tags: remojito Bloody Mary drink:spirits & cocktails sherry drink:sweet & fortified wine witbier white beer Hoegaarden Rodenbach Chimay dark mild porter dark beer cider hoppy beer drink:beer & cider drink:champagne & sparkling sparkling Shiraz drink:champagne & sparkling Tuscan reds Tuscany Super Tuscan Grenache Cabernet Franc Valpolicella Gamay Brouilly Beaujolais Blaufrankisch Zweigelt Pinot Noir drink:red wine dry rosé Chapel Down drink:rosé Cserszegi Alsace Pinot Gris Grenache Blanc Semillon Grüner Veltliner Riesling Chenin drink:white wine ribs spatchcocked poussin bacon bacon rolls food:pork butterflied lamb prawns chicken piri piri piri piri red peppers grilled red peppers grilled sardines barbecue chargrilled steaks food:veg & salads food:chicken & poultry food:beef & lamb food:fish & shellfish
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Oscietra caviar and Galvin at Windows’ White Snapper

Posted on September 30 2013 at 08:26

Last week was (highly unusually) a big week for caviar - and caviar substitutes which I ate on two successive nights paired with everything from vodka to beer. Decadent or what?

Tags: Galvin White Snapper Bloody Mary vodka drink:spirits & cocktails caviare caviar food:fish & shellfish
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The Pickle House Original Pickle Juice

Posted on July 5 2014 at 09:01

If you’ve ever been to the great Pitt Cue Co in Newburgh Street, Soho you may well have had a drink called a pickleback - a bourbon washed down with a chaser of homemade pickle juice.

Tags: Bloody Mary picklebacks drink:alcohol-free drinks drink:spirits & cocktails pickle juice
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