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Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Food

Rich tomato cream curry

Best wine varietals

1

Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer's aromatic spice complements butter chicken's rich, creamy, and spiced flavors.

2

Riesling (Off-Dry)

Off-Dry Riesling balances the dish's heat and creaminess with its acidity and slight sweetness.

3

Blend

A Blend offers complexity and balance to match the layered spices and creamy texture.

4

Prosecco

Prosecco's bubbles and light fruitiness refresh the palate against the richness of butter chicken.

Best cocktails with this

1
Honey Bee Mule

Honey Bee Mule

Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min

acid, heat, bubbles — ginger spice and lime cut richness and complement curry spices

Score: 95
2
Tequila Passionfruit Spritz

Tequila Passionfruit Spritz

Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min

acid/bubbles/fruit — bright passionfruit and tequila cut through rich cream and complement tomato spice

Score: 95
3
Honey Bee Collins

Honey Bee Collins

Collins glass • Medium • 5 min

acid, bubbles, herbal — bright lemon and gin lift tomato-cream sauce without overpowering

Score: 92
4
Vodka Fizz

Vodka Fizz

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid/bubbles — light, fizzy lemon profile refreshes the palate against creamy curry

Score: 92
5
Honey Bee Royale

Honey Bee Royale

Champagne flute • Easy • 5 min

acid, bubbles, sweet — sparkling wine and lemon refresh palate and tame creaminess

Score: 90
6
Tequila Fizz

Tequila Fizz

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid/bubbles — tequila + lime and soda add cleansing acidity and effervescence to balance fat

Score: 90
7
Honey Tequila Sour

Honey Tequila Sour

Coupe • Medium • 5 min

acid, sweet — tequila and lemon provide bright acidity to balance tomato and cream

Score: 88
8
Vodka Infinity

Vodka Infinity

Highball glass • Medium • 5 min

acid/herbal/bubbles — elderflower and citrus lift richness and add delicate herbal contrast

Score: 88
9
Honey Ginger Sour

Honey Ginger Sour

Coupe glass • Medium • 5 min

acid, sweet, heat — ginger-spice element and lemon acidity play nicely with curry heat and richness

Score: 86
10
Brown Derby

Brown Derby

Cocktail glass • Medium • 5 min

acid/sweet — grapefruit and honey provide bright bitterness and a touch of sweetness to match the curry

Score: 85
11
Tequila Blood Orange Spritz

Tequila Blood Orange Spritz

Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, bubbles, sweet — citrus-forward spritz with effervescence to cut through fat and refresh

Score: 83
12
Bourbon Rickey

Bourbon Rickey

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid, bubbles — lime and soda offer a clean, refreshing counterpoint to rich, creamy curry

Score: 80
13
Bourbon Sidecar

Bourbon Sidecar

Coupe glass • Medium • 5 min

acid/fat — bourbon with lemon brings warm spice and citrus acidity to cut through creaminess

Score: 80