Name: Daisy Dueller
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Tennessee Whiskey; 1 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice; 1 1/2 tsp Simple Syrup; Several drops Cointreau; Club Soda

Why it works: Lemon and syrup are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,235 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Daisy Dueller

Ingredients

Directions

Shake all ingredients except soda with ice.
Strain into highball glass.
Add ice and fill with soda.
Decorate with fruit slices.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

61Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 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
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Whiskey	not in our table	0
Syrup	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.

Lemon + syruptop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,235 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Tennessee whiskey: Provides the spirit base and most of the drink's strong, warming character.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the syrup and brightens the drink.
Simple syrup: Adds sweetness that softens the acidity and the alcohol's bite.

“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.