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Russian Quaalude

"This tasty drink is a souped-up version of the White Russian!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Russian Quaalude

Why it works: Coffee and hazelnut work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 86 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, earthy. The science ↓

Russian Quaalude

1 drink
Prep3 min

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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. Coffee + hazelnuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together86 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, earthy).

  2. Vodka + creamtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Coffee + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,339 recipes

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

  4. Cream + hazelnuttop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together332 recipes

    Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).

  5. Coffee + vodkatop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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