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Florida Rum Runner

A blended cocktail of rum, blackberry brandy, banana liqueur, lime juice, grenadine, and crushed ice.

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Why it works: Rum and banana work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 183 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Florida Rum Runner

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix in blender until ice is crushed into slushy form.

  2. Serve while frozen.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

210Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
44 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Blackberry Brandy1 cup (144g)62
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Syrupnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Rum + bananatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Banana + limetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together167 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

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

  4. Rum + syruptop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together367 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Rum + blackberry brandytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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

What each ingredient does

Rum
Provides the base spirit and most of the alcoholic strength in the drink.
Blackberry brandy
Adds fruity sweetness and deep berry flavour to the drink.
Banana liqueur
Adds sweetness and a distinct banana aroma to the drink.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the liqueurs and syrup.
Grenadine syrup
Adds sweetness and a red colour with a pomegranate-like fruitiness.

The step that matters

Blend until the ice is fully crushed. Ice that is only partly crushed leaves chunks that dilute the drink unevenly and give an uneven texture. Blending until slushy gives a smooth, evenly chilled drink with consistent dilution from start to finish.

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, blackberry brandy, banana, syrup):

  1. Pineapplefits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Applefits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, blackberry brandy, banana, syrup. 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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