Name: Deep Throat
Ingredients: 3/4 oz. Vodka; 1/4 oz. Tia Maria; Whipped cream

Why it works: Vodka and cream work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 202 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Deep Throat

Ingredients

3/4 oz. Vodka
1/4 oz. Tia Maria
Whipped cream

Directions

Layer the spirits in the order given into a pony or shot glass.
Top with whipped cream.

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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.

Vodka + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together202 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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What each ingredient does

Vodka: Provides the clean, strong alcoholic base of the layered shot.
Tia maria: Adds coffee and rum sweetness, with a denser layer that sits beneath the vodka.
Whipped cream: Adds a soft, sweet, creamy top layer that softens the strong spirits.

“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.