Name: After Dark
Ingredients: 1/3 oz Licor 43® liqueur; 1/3 oz Bailey's® Irish cream; 1/3 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur

Why it works: Cream and coffee are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,339 recipes. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓

After Dark

Ingredients

1/3 oz Licor 43® liqueur
1/3 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
1/3 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur

Directions

Layer the ingredients in order.

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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.

Cream + coffeetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,339 recipes

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

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What each ingredient does

Licor 43 liqueur: Adds sweetness and a vanilla-citrus aroma to the layered drink.
Bailey's irish cream: Adds richness and creamy body from its dairy and fat content.
Kahlua coffee liqueur: Adds coffee flavour and sweetness, giving the drink its dark base.

“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.