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The Rum and Maple

Fresh thyme, sweet maple syrup and spiced rum make an amazing cocktail!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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The Rum and Maple

Why it works: Thyme and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 305 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

The Rum and Maple

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

99Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Thyme + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

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

  2. Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

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

  3. Maple syrup + rumtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together32 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Thyme + maple syruptop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Thyme + rumtop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41 recipes

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

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, rum, lime):

  1. Gingerfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Thymethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, rum, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.