Thanksgiving whiskey pairings
Delicious drink pairings to complement your favorite holiday dinner staples
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It’s often said that Thanksgiving is all about the food. But for our November Scotch salon, it’s about the food and drink.
So, we’ll do a "Happy Hour" and pair scotches with everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes.
Cook up an item or two – and compare tasting notes from an array of scotches, bourbons and whiskeys. Or, just sit back with your beverage of choice and get an idea of what to pair with your banquet.
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Some ideas: Oban 18 or Talisker 10 (or older) with turkey. Ballantine’s 12 (specifically the 12) with green bean casserole. Glenmorangie 10 or Speyburn 10 with stuffing.
Turkey:
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Bulleit
Glen Scotia 15 or 16
Oban 18
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Royal Brackla 12 or 16
Tamdhu 10
Stuffing:
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Auchentoshan (any expression)
Mortlach 12
Irish Whisky (Jameson, Redbreast, Green Spot/Yellow Spot, or anything which is triple distilled)
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Green Bean Casserole:
Ballantine’s 12
Redbreast
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Beans/Peas/Vegetables:
Arran Machrie Moor
Jura Superstition
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Cranberry Sauce:
Angel’s Envy Rye
Templeton Rye
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anCnoc
Mashed Potatoes/Mac & Cheese/Creamed Corn:
Ardbeg 10
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Macallan 12 or 18
Pumpkin Pie:
Chivas Regal
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Glenrothes
Fruit Pie:
Brenne (a French whisky which tastes like bubblegum)
Booker’s
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Balvenie Caribbean Cask
Pecan Pie:
Elmer T. Lee
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Henry McKenna 10
Maker’s Mark 46
Chocolate Dessert:
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Glen Garioch 12
Lagavulin 16
Laphroaig 10 or 15
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Yamazaki 18"
I hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Don't drink and drive, but enjoy some of these scotches and pairings.