Skip to main content

Cranberry Lime Cocktail

This simple refreshing cocktail is perfect for a causal night in or spruced up for a fun dinner party.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
Jump to recipe ↓
Cranberry Lime Cocktail

Why it works: Lime and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,621 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Cranberry Lime Cocktail

Serves 2
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

91Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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.

Explore the science

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. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  2. Lime + cranberrytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cranberry + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

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

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

  5. Rum + gingertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

Swap the cranberry

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

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Cranberrythe original

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