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The Barucca Tease

"An easy, fun concoction that tastes sensationally fruity without a strong taste of alcohol. Enjoy!"

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The Barucca Tease

Why it works: Orange and pineapple are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,664 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

The Barucca Tease

1 cocktail
Prep5 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. Orange + pineappletop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vodka + pineappletop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together85 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + orangetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the orange

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

  1. Limefits better
  2. Melonfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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