Why it works: Rum and brandy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,058 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Frozen Berkeley
Ingredients
Directions
Mix all ingredients with 1/2 cup crushed ice in an electric blender at a low speed for a short length of time.
Pour into a champagne flute and serve.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Brandy | 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.
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.
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Rum + brandytop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,058 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Rum + syruptop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together367 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Rum + lemontop 19% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,341 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Syrup + lemontop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,235 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Brandy + syruptop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together561 recipes
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Light rum
- Provides the main spirit base and body of the drink.
- Brandy
- Adds depth and warming flavour to the spirit base.
- Passion-fruit syrup
- Adds sweetness and fruity aroma that balances the spirits.
- Lemon juice
- Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness.
The step that matters
Blending for a short time at low speed. Blending too long or too fast over-dilutes the drink as the ice melts and can turn it watery and loose. A short, low-speed blend chills and lightly crushes the ice while keeping the frozen texture and flavour concentrated.
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, brandy, syrup):
- Vanillafits better
- Pineapplefits better
- Apricotfits better
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against rum, brandy, 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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