Name: Caribbean Champagne
Ingredients: 15 ml Orange curacao; Champagne; slice of orange and a cherry

Why it works: Orange and cherry work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 689 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Caribbean Champagne

Ingredients

15 ml Orange curacao
Champagne
slice of orange and a cherry

Directions

Mix the ingredients.
Serve with ice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

149Calories

3 gProtein

0 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Champagne	not in our table	0

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

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Orange + cherrytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together689 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Orange + champagnetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together260 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Champagne + cherrytop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together33 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).

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

What each ingredient does

Orange curacao: Adds orange flavour and a touch of sweetness to the drink.
Champagne: Provides the sparkling base and carbonation that lifts the drink.