Name: Gin Rickey
Ingredients: 50ml Gin; 12.5ml Fresh lime Juice; 12.5ml Sugar Syrup; Soda Water

Why it works: Gin and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Gin Rickey

Ingredients

50ml Gin
12.5ml Fresh lime Juice
12.5ml Sugar Syrup
Soda Water

Directions

Garnish with lime.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

60Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Gin	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0
Water	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.

Gin + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together127 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together115 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Gin + sugartop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together344 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Lime + syruptop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together322 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).