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Down Under Snowball

A cocktail made with light rum, peach schnapps, grenadine, and orange juice.

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Why it works: Peach and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 385 recipes. Both carry pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Down Under Snowball

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix with ice.

  2. Serve in a poco or hurricane glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

153Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
29 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32

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.

  1. Peach + orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together385 recipes

    Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Rum + peachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together84 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Rum + orangetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together801 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

Light rum
Provides the spirit base and a sweet, lightly molasses-like flavour.
Peach schnapps
Adds sweet peach flavour and extra sweetness.
Grenadine
Adds sweetness and the red colour.
Orange juice
Adds fruity acidity and volume to the drink.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, peach):

  1. Pineapplefits better
  2. Apricotfits better
  3. Vanillafits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, peach. 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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