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Frozen Brandy and Rum

A frozen cocktail made with brandy, rum, lemon juice, powdered sugar, and egg white.

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Why it works: Brandy and rum 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 Brandy and Rum

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients with 1 cup of crushed ice in an electric blender and blend at a low speed for a short length of time.

  2. Pour into an old-fashioned glass and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

171Calories
7 gProtein
5 gFat
17 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
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Brandynot 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.

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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. Brandy + rumtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,058 recipes

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

  2. Rum + sugartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,908 recipes

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

  3. Brandy + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).

  4. Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together53,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Lemon + eggtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44,316 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Brandy
Provides the main spirit flavour and some sweetness-balancing body to the drink.
Light rum
Adds a lighter spirit note that blends with the brandy in the frozen drink.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness.
Egg white
Whips into the blend to give the drink a smoother, frothier texture.

The step that matters

Blending at low speed for a short time. Blending too long or too fast over-dilutes the drink as the ice melts and can warm it, thinning the texture. A short, low-speed blend chills and lightly aerates the mixture while keeping it thick.

Swap the lemon

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

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

Fit is the average pairing score against brandy, rum, sugar, egg. 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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