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Butter Chicken

Food

Rich tomato cream curry

Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer complements the spices and creaminess of butter chicken.

Riesling (Off-Dry)

Riesling (Off-Dry) balances the dish's richness with slight sweetness.

Blend

Blend offers complexity to match the layered flavors of the curry.

Chardonnay

Chardonnay's buttery notes enhance the creamy tomato sauce.

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, bubbles — grapefruit/lime brightness and soda cut rich tomato-cream; refreshing contrast

Score: 95

Highball glass • Medium • 10 min

acid, smoke, bubbles — grapefruit acidity plus mezcal smoke complements tomato and adds savory depth

Score: 90

Martini glass • Medium • 5 min

acid, bubbles — bright citrus and effervescence cut the curry's creaminess

Score: 90

Cocktail glass • Medium • 10 min

acid, herbal, bubbles — cooling cucumber and lime soothe creaminess and moderate spice

Score: 88

Old Fashioned glass • Medium • 5 min

acid, sweet — bright lime acidity and light sweetness lift buttery curry; coarse salt echoes savory notes

Score: 85

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, herbal — lime and mint refresh the palate against rich tomato cream

Score: 85

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, sweet, heat — tropical acidity and ginger lift spices and cut richness

Score: 82

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, bubbles — lemon and soda provide clean, effervescent cut to the curry's richness

Score: 82