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Gin Rickey

"A classic warm-weather gin drink that is deliciously different."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Gin Rickey

Why it works: Gin and lime work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Gin Rickey

1 serving
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

60Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
16 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
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginnot in our table0
Waternot 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. Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Gin + sugartop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together344 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Lime + sugartop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (gin, sugar):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Lemonfits about as well
  4. Limethe original

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