Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Blended Comfort
Ingredients
Directions
Blend
Skin a peach quarter and add to a blender.
Add Southern Comfort, bourbon, vermouth and juices.
Blend on low for 10-15 seconds.
Serve
Strain into a collins glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with a slice of both peach and orange, and serve.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
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
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Bourbon Whiskey | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 33 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vermouth | 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.
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.
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Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10,634 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Peach + orangetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together385 recipes
Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Peach + lemontop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together947 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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Vermouth + lemontop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together154 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Vermouth + orangetop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together83 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Southern comfort peach liqueur
- Adds sweetness and peach flavour that carries the drink.
- Bourbon whiskey
- Provides the spirit base and warm oaky backbone of the drink.
- Dry vermouth
- Adds herbal dryness that balances the sweetness of the liqueur.
- Orange juice
- Adds acidity and citrus brightness to balance the sweet liqueur.
- Peach
- Contributes fresh peach flavour and body when blended.
Swap the peach
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vermouth, orange, lemon):
- Limefits better
- Cherryfits better
- Blackberryfits about as well
- Peachthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against vermouth, orange, lemon. 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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