Nutmeg + Gin
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 31 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
Do nutmeg and gin go together?
They can. 31 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 50 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
Almost everything gin carries, nutmeg has too: 50 of gin's 56 flavor molecules also occur in nutmeg. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
What each one brings
nutmeg
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for gin. It carries 251 molecules gin doesn't have.
gin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 16% for nutmeg. It carries 6 molecules nutmeg doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with nutmeg, top 27% with gin.
- Clove: top 1% of pairs with nutmeg, top 24% with gin.
- Pine: top 1% of pairs with nutmeg, top 19% with gin.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with nutmeg, top 31% with gin.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with nutmeg and gin
Mostly drinks: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are drinks.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of gin's flavor molecules (50 of 56) are also found in nutmeg, but nutmeg has 251 that gin lacks. Gin gives you part of nutmeg's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 50 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 251 only in nutmeg and the 6 only in gin.
Nutmeg and gin questions
Do nutmeg and gin go together?
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 31 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
What do nutmeg and gin have in common?
Almost everything gin carries, nutmeg has too: 50 of gin's 56 flavor molecules also occur in nutmeg. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
What goes with nutmeg and gin?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with nutmeg and top 27% with gin. Clove and pine also fit both.
What can you make with nutmeg and gin?
Mostly drinks: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are drinks. Common dishes include Gin Sling, Ginelico, Lapsi.
Can I use gin instead of nutmeg?
Only partly. Almost all of gin's flavor molecules (50 of 56) are also found in nutmeg, but nutmeg has 251 that gin lacks. Gin gives you part of nutmeg's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
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
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Nutmeg vs Gin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/nutmeg-vs-gin. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_nutmeg_vs_gin_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Nutmeg vs Gin},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/nutmeg-vs-gin},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.