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Balsamic Lemonade + Vodka Cocktail

By whatsgabycooking · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Balsamic Lemonade + Vodka Cocktail

Why it works: Sugar and vodka work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 327 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Balsamic Lemonade + Vodka Cocktail

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

64Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
16 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
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Waternot in our table0
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 whatsgabycooking. 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. Sugar + vodkatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together53,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Lemon + vodkatop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together264 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Lemon + vinegartop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,334 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the lemon

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

  1. Pineapplefits about as well
  2. Limefits about as well
  3. Vanillafits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

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