Pairings

Some exciting drink pairings for cheese

Posted on September 5 2013 at 09:04

We automatically think of matching wine and cheese or beer and cheese but there are many drinks that work just as well and can give a real ‘wow factor’ to your cheeseboard.

Tags: drink:spirits & cocktails lemonade elderflower cordial apple juice drink:alcohol-free drinks raspberry beer cherry beer frambozen kriek drink:beer & cider damson gin elderberry wine Talisker Lagavulin malt whisky Madeira quince-flavoured liqueur Poire William genever marc de Bourgogne marc de Champagne sake saké rum traditional lemonade armagnac malt whisky sherry oloroso palo cortado amontillado Pommeau Calvados eau-de-vie de pomme eau-de-vie Guignolet apple-flavoured eau-de-vie elderberry wine sloe gin blue cheese drink:sweet & fortified wine Pecorino Manchego sheep's cheese Pont L’Evêque Munster Langres Epoisses washed-rind Comté Beaufort Gouda cheddar hard cheese white-rinded cheese Brie cider Camembert chèvre goats' cheese food:cheese
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What to pair with Epoisses (and other stinky cheeses)

Posted on February 23 2022 at 10:59

What on earth do you drink with Époisses and France’s other famous stinky washed-rind cheeses such as Pont-l'Évêque, Maroilles, Munster and Langres? The problem is that the more mature and stinky you like your cheese, the tougher it will be on any wine you pair with it.

Tags: gewurztraminer Sauternes genever Marc de Bourgogne Calvados Belgian beer Langres Munster Pont L'Eveque Epoisses stinky cheese food:cheese washed-rind cheese
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Epoisses and marc de Bourgogne

Posted on October 20 2010 at 10:51

Epoisses has to be one of the most difficult cheeses to match, not least when it gets to the almost liquid stage shown in this photo (a stage too far IMHO)