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Meal and wine pairing

Cheddar

United Kingdom (Cheddar, Somerset).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
The packaging usually specifies the intensity of the cheese (mild, medium, strong, extra-strong, , etc) and sometimes the maturation (young, matured, old, vintage, , etc).
Ripening : 3 to 24 months.

This dish pairs well with 19 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

American Pale Ale

Beers

Serve at 04-06°C ou 39-43 °F.

May be called APA.

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Armagnac

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 18-24°C ou 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Armagnac Ténarèze

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 18-24°C ou 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Banyuls Ambré rancio

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Barsac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Bas Armagnac

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 18-24°C ou 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Haut Armagnac

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 18-24°C ou 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Imperial stout

Beers

Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.

May be called Russian Imperial Stout (RIS).

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Irish red ale

Beers

Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °F.

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Oatmeal stout

Beers

Serve at 10-13°C ou 50-55 °F.

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Oud bruin

Beers

Serve at 05-07°C ou 41-45 °F.

May be called Oud red ale.

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Pale ale

Beers

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

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Pale lager

Beers

Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.

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Porter

Beers

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

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Quadrupel

Beers

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

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Sauternes

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

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Stout

Beers

Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.

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Strong pale lager

Beers

Serve at 04-07°C ou 39-45 °F.

May be called Imperial pils.

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Tripel

Beers

Serve at 05-07°C ou 41-45 °F.

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