Halva
Best wine varietals
Dulce de Leche Dessert Wine
Dulce de Leche Dessert Wine complements the sweet, nutty flavors of halva.
Pedro Ximénez
Pedro Ximénez enhances halva's rich, caramelized texture with intense sweetness.
Brachetto d'Acqui
Brachetto d'Acqui offers a light, sweet, and fruity contrast to halva's dense sweetness.
Gewürztraminer (Off-Dry)
Gewürztraminer (Off-Dry) balances halva's sweetness with aromatic spice and fruit.
Best cocktails with this
Champagne flute • Easy • 5 min
bubbles/sweet — sparkling acidity cuts halva's richness, honey complements sesame sweetness
Coupe • Medium • 5 min
smoke/sweet/acid — mezcal's smoke contrasts nutty halva while honey ties flavors
Champagne flute • Medium • 5 min
bubbles/acid/sweet — bright citrus and fizz lighten dense, sweet halva
Coupe • Medium • 5 min
floral/sweet/acid — elderflower's floral notes echo sesame and honey, refreshing citrus lift
Cocktail Glass • Easy • 5 min
acid forward — bright lemon acidity cuts halva's fat and sweetness (acid)
Coupe glass • Medium • 5 min
spice/acid/sweet — ginger's warm spice and lemon cut richness and refresh palate
Shot glass • Easy • 5 min
bitter/coffee — espresso bitterness contrasts and grounds halva's nutty sweetness (bitter)
Cocktail glass • Medium • 5 min
acid/sweet — grapefruit acidity + honey complements sesame and balances richness (acid/sweet)
Coupe • Medium • 10 min
herbal/tea/sweet — chamomile's mellow herbal tea tones harmonize with halva's sesame sweetness
Old Fashioned • Medium • 10 min
herbal/sweet/acid — thyme's earthy herbaceousness balances richness, lemon brightens
White Russian Layered Cocktail
Old Fashioned glass • Medium • 5 min
cream/sweet — coffee and cream echo sesame sweetness and add lush mouthfeel (fat/sweet)
Highball • Easy • 5 min
cream/coffee — Baileys and coffee enhance dessert character with creamy sweetness (fat/sweet)
Rocks glass • Easy • 5 min
fat/sweet/acid — bourbon's warmth and honey amplify dessert character; lemon adds needed brightness