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Pulled Pork

Food

Slow cooked shredded pork

Blend
Blend wines complement the complex smoky and sweet flavors of pulled pork.

Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon's bold tannins balance the richness of the pork.

Zinfandel
Zinfandel's fruitiness pairs well with the sweet and tangy BBQ sauce.

Syrah
Syrah offers spicy and smoky notes that enhance pulled pork flavors.

Honey Mezcal Sour

smoke/sweet/acid — smoky mezcal and honey play with BBQ char and sweetness; acid cuts fat

Score: 95

Scotch Smoky Gold Rush

sweet/acid/smoke — honey + lemon cuts fat, complements caramelized pork and smoke

Score: 95

Honey Bourbon Sour

sweet/acid/fat — bourbon’s warmth complements pork; lemon and honey balance richness

Score: 90

Scotch Smoky Ginger Beer

heat/acid/smoke — ginger spice and lime brighten rich, fatty pulled pork; smoke echoes char

Score: 90

Scotch Islay Highball

bubbles/smoke — sparkling lift cleanses richness while Islay peat matches grilled flavors

Score: 88

Scotch Smoky Mule

smoke/bubbles/acid — smoky Scotch and ginger beer accent char and add zing to cut fat

Score: 88

Honey Ginger Mule

sweet/heat/acid — ginger spice and honey lift sweetness and cut through richness

Score: 85

Scotch Smoky Highball

bubbles/acid/smoke — light, effervescent, citrus lifts and smoky backbone pairs well with BBQ

Score: 85

Scotch Smoky Apple Highball

sweet/bubbles/smoke — apple sweetness and fizz complement pork’s savory-sweet profile

Score: 82

Honey Julep

sweet/herbal/fat — mint refresher with bourbon and honey offsets fattiness and richness

Score: 80

Smoked Rum Manhattan

smoke/bitters/sweet — dark smoked rum and vermouth add richness and bitter complexity to offset fat

Score: 80