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.
Avadhi Kakori Kebab · as the Library describes it — light to mid weight · rich · seasoned · a little acid · a touch of sweetness · a thread of smoke · hot · led by mint, cilantro, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and pepper · adjust this plate →
Bridge — shared noteCut — cleanseContrast — opposition
Bridge
Springbank 10 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt
the dish's smoke meets 'slight-peat' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Bridge
SOV Wheated Rye Whisky
the dish's smoke meets 'charred oak' in the pour; smoke speaking to smoke.
Cut
Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru
the acidity (bright acidity) scrubs the fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
the acidity (bright acidity) scrubs the fat 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 fat between bites; the palate arrives clean at every pass.
Not yet carried in British Columbia — its page tells you where it comes from.
Cut
Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Riesling
the acidity ('citrus') scrubs the fat 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