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Moscow Mule Cocktail

"This cocktail's origin has nothing to do with Moscow or mules, but after a few sips of this vodka, ginger beer, and lime concoction, no one will care."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Moscow Mule Cocktail

Why it works: Lime and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,621 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Moscow Mule Cocktail

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

56Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
8 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Vodkanot 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.

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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. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Ginger + beertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together210 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Lime + beertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Vodka + beertop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, lime, beer):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Gingerthe original
  3. Jalapenofits about as well
  4. Peppermintfits about as well

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