Name: Between-the-Sheets
Ingredients: Juice of 1/4 Lemon; 1/2 oz Brandy; 1/2 oz Triple Sec; 1/2 oz Light Rum

Why it works: Brandy and rum are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,058 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Between-the-Sheets

Ingredients

Juice of 1/4 Lemon
1/2 oz Brandy
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Light Rum

Directions

Shake with ice.
Strain into shot glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

44Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

4 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
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Brandy	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).

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.

Brandy + rumtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,058 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Lemon + rumtop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,341 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Lemon + brandytop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together5,351 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).