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El Presidente Cocktail

"During Prohibition, many Americans sailed down to Cuba to sip rum. This is one they would've tipped back in Old Havana."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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El Presidente Cocktail

Why it works: Vermouth and syrup share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

El Presidente Cocktail

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

94Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Vermouthnot in our table0
Syrupnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vermouth + syruptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Rum + orangetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together801 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Rum + syruptop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together367 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Rum + vermouthtop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Orange + syruptop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,179 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, vermouth, syrup):

  1. Pineapplefits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, vermouth, syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.