Best Drinks to Pair With Cinnamon Rolls

Coffee

A medium or dark roast, black, is the best pairing there is. The bitterness resets your palate between bites of icing. Skip the flavored syrups; a vanilla latte and a cinnamon roll are two desserts competing for the same job.

Espresso

A single shot or a cortado next to a warm roll is the most concentrated version of the same idea. If you want milk, keep it small.

Tea

• Assam or English breakfast: brisk and tannic, cuts sweetness well.
• Earl Grey: the bergamot works beautifully with cinnamon.
• Chai: shares spice notes, so it echoes rather than contrasts. Pleasant, less sharp.

Cold milk

Undefeated for kids and honestly underrated for adults. It handles the sugar and the cinnamon at the same time.

Non-caffeinated

Tart cider in the fall, unsweetened iced tea with lemon in the summer, or sparkling water with a lemon twist between bites.

If there is a bar

Bourbon, aged rum, or a coffee cocktail. Cold-brew and a splash of bourbon next to a warm roll is a legitimately good late-night pairing.