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Irish Coffee

"Fresh hot coffee gets a little added pep with the addition of Irish whiskey and Irish cream."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Irish Coffee

Why it works: Cream and nutmeg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,920 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Irish Coffee

1 serving
Prep2 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

63Calories
0 gProtein
6 gFat
2 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
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Whiskeynot in our table0
Coffeenot 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. Cream + nutmegtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Cream + coffeetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  3. Coffee + nutmegtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together572 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, coffee):

  1. Nutmegthe original
  2. Cinnamonfits about as well
  3. Celeryfits less well
  4. Peppermintfits less well

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