Name: Rum Daisy
Ingredients: 2 oz rum; juice of 1/2 lemon; 1 tsp raspberry syrup or grenadine; 1/2 tsp powdered sugar; fill cracked ice

Why it works: Lemon and raspberry are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,109 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Rum Daisy

Ingredients

Directions

Mix the ingredients.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

157Calories

2 gProtein

1 gFat

31 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Raspberry	1 cup (123g)	64
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Syrup	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.

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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.

Lemon + raspberrytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,109 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + raspberrytop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together80 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Rum + sugartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,908 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together53,532 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Rum + lemontop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,341 recipes

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

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Rum: Provides the spirit base and the main alcoholic flavour of the drink.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness of the syrup and sugar.
Raspberry syrup or grenadine: Adds sweetness and fruity flavour, along with a pink colour.
Powdered sugar: Adds a little extra sweetness that dissolves easily in cold liquid.