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Thyme and Nectarine Gimlet

Sweet fruit, savory herbs and fragrant gin come together in this delicious cocktail.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Thyme and Nectarine Gimlet

Why it works: Lime and thyme 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 ↓

Thyme and Nectarine Gimlet

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

15Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
5 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
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Nectarinenot in our table0
Ginnot in our table0
Syrupnot 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 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. Lime + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

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

  2. Gin + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

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

  4. Lime + syruptop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together322 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Syrup + thymetop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (gin, lime, syrup):

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

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