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Gin + Basil

8gin only 48shared 326basilonly Gin · 56 Basil · 374
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

6 recipes mention both · top 22% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together6 recipes
Ranktop 22% of pairs
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Do gin and basil go together?

A few recipes mention both. 6 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 48 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 22% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Rosemary: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with gin, top 1% with basil.
  • Peppermint: top 11% of pairs with gin, top 1% with basil.
  • Lime: top 8% of pairs with gin, top 3% with basil.
  • Thyme: top 16% of pairs with gin, top 1% with basil.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with gin and basil

Gin Cocktail ~ Watermelon Basil Bramble CocktailStrawberry Basil Gin CocktailCucumber Basil GimletStrawberry-Gin Cocktailblackberry gin fizzBeef Martini

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The count of 6 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Gin and basil are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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What they have in common

Almost everything gin carries, basil has too: 48 of gin's 56 flavor molecules also occur in basil. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 48 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 8 only in gin and the 326 only in basil.

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Gin and basil questions

Do gin and basil go together?

6 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 48 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 22% of random ingredient pairs.

What do gin and basil have in common?

Almost everything gin carries, basil has too: 48 of gin's 56 flavor molecules also occur in basil. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with gin and basil?

Rosemary is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with gin and top 1% with basil. Peppermint and lime also fit both.

What can you make with gin and basil?

Common dishes include Gin Cocktail ~ Watermelon Basil Bramble Cocktail, Strawberry Basil Gin Cocktail, Cucumber Basil Gimlet, Strawberry-Gin Cocktail.

Can I use basil instead of gin?

No. Gin and basil are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs

Cite this analysis
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Gin vs Basil. https://compkitchen.com/compare/gin-vs-basil. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_gin_vs_basil_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Gin vs Basil},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/gin-vs-basil},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.