Beverages · The pairing room
Start with the plate.
Name the dish's structure and the whole cellar answers — wine, sake, tea, coffee, beer or spirits on structural merit, never category habit. The move is always named; the reason is always written out.
Sauce Mornay — Gruyère and Egg Yolk Béchamel · as the Library describes it — mid to full weight · very rich · seasoned · a thread of smoke · adjust this plate →
Bridge — shared noteCut — cleanseContrast — opposition
Bridge
Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
the dish's smoke meets 'campfire-smoke' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Bridge
Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt
the dish's smoke meets 'smoke' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay
the acidity ('lemon curd') scrubs the cream and salt between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
Coche-Dury Meursault Perrières Premier Cru
the acidity ('green apple') scrubs the cream and salt between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
Aramasa No. 6 X-type Junmai Ginjo
the acidity ('lemon') scrubs the cream and salt between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
GT's Synergy Organic Kombucha — Gingerade
the bead ('effervescent') scrubs the cream and salt between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Suggestions are structural, drawn from each pour's own recorded markers · back to your cellar