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B-52 II

A layered shot cocktail made with coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, and orange liqueur.

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Why it works: Coffee and orange work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 326 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells buttery, creamy. The science ↓

B-52 II

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker or blender.

  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

  3. Use 1/2 oz of each of these ingredients and serve in a shot glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

113Calories
2 gProtein
6 gFat
15 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Coffeenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Coffee + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together326 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).

  2. Coffee + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  3. Cream + orangetop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,170 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

What each ingredient does

Coffee liqueur
Adds sweetness and roasted coffee flavor.
Irish cream liqueur
Adds richness, body and creamy texture from its dairy fat.
Orange liqueur
Adds bright citrus aroma and sweetness that balances the richer layers.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coffee, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Bananafits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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