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Scarlet Kiss

"This is the all-time best vodka drink. It was invented by myself and my girlfriend at the time. It was such a hit, the bartender made us name it and immediately added it to the special board that evening. But beware! This tasty libation is all alcohol and not for the faint of heart."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Scarlet Kiss

Why it works: Lemon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Scarlet Kiss

1 Serving
Prep1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

175Calories
4 gProtein
2 gFat
42 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
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
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.

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. Lemon + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

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

  2. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Raspberry + strawberrytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together815 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).

  4. Lime + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Strawberry + orangetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together726 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

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

Swap the strawberry

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

  1. Cranberryfits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Strawberrythe original

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