Name: Barnaby's Buffalo Blizzard
Ingredients: 1 oz white creme de cacao; 1 oz Galliano® herbal liqueur; 3/4 oz vodka; 2 oz milk; 1 tsp grenadine syrup; 2 tbsp vanilla ice cream; 1 1/2 oz whipped cream

Why it works: Vodka and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 135 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Barnaby's Buffalo Blizzard

Ingredients

Directions

Mix the ingredients (except the cream) briefly with half a glassful of crushed ice in a collins glass.
Top with whipped cream.
Serve with a cherry.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

263Calories

9 gProtein

19 gFat

13 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Vodka	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.

Vodka + syruptop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together135 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vodka + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together202 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Syrup + creamtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Syrup + vanillatop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,855 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

White crème de cacao: Adds chocolate-vanilla sweetness and a rich, dessert-like flavor.
Galliano herbal liqueur: Adds sweet herbal and vanilla aromas that define the drink's character.
Vodka: Adds alcohol strength with little flavor, giving the drink a clean backbone.
Milk: Adds liquid body and creaminess, softening the sharpness of the spirits.
Vanilla ice cream: Adds thickness, cold creaminess and extra body as it partly melts with the ice.
Whipped cream: Adds a light, fatty topping that contributes richness and a soft mouthfeel.

“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.