Name: Old Sunkist
Ingredients: 3 oz Old Grandad® bourbon whiskey; 10 oz Sunkist® orange soda

Why it works: Orange and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Old Sunkist

Ingredients

3 oz Old Grandad® bourbon whiskey
10 oz Sunkist® orange soda

Directions

Pour both ingredients over 4 ice cubes in a collins glass.
Stir well, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

144Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Bourbon Whiskey	1/2 oz (15ml)	33

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.

Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together19,212 recipes

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

Orange and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 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

Old grandad bourbon whiskey: Provides the spirit base and the warm, oaky aroma of the drink.
Sunkist orange soda: Adds sweetness, citrus flavor and carbonation that lighten the whiskey.

“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.