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Martini

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Martini

Why it works: Gin and vermouth share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 94 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Martini

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

16Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
4 gCarbs

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

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Olive1 large (4g)4
Ginnot in our table0
Vermouthnot in our table0
Cocktailnot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Gin + vermouthtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together94 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Vermouth + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together168 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Gin + olivetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together48 recipes

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

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