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Tangy Pomegranate Martini

"Citron vodka and pomegranate juice make a simple and delicious martini."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Tangy Pomegranate Martini

Why it works: Vodka and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 135 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Tangy Pomegranate Martini

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

133Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
33 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vodkanot in our table0
Syrupnot 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. Vodka + syruptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together135 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Lemon + pomegranatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together225 recipes

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

  3. Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Sugar + vodkatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Pomegranate + syruptop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the pomegranate

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

  1. Limefits about as well
  2. Orangefits about as well
  3. Vanillafits about as well
  4. Pomegranatethe original

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