Name: Paradise
Ingredients: 1/2 oz. apricot brandy; 1/2 oz. gin; 1/2 oz. orange juice; ice

Why it works: Apricot and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 703 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Paradise

Ingredients

1/2 oz. apricot brandy
1/2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. orange juice
ice

Directions

Shake with ice.
Try this with 3/4 oz each of apricot brandy and gin in a highball glass filled with ice.
Add orange juice to top and stir.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

19 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 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
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Brandy	not in our table	0
Gin	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.

Apricot + orangetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together703 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Apricot + brandytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together513 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Brandy + orangetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,706 recipes

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

Smell alikelow

Cooked together68 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).
Gin + orangetop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together158 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).