Name: Picker's Peach
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz white rum; 1 oz peach schnapps; 1/2 oz dark rum; 1 oz orange juice; 3/4 oz lemon juice; 1/2 tsp caster sugar; 1/3 ripe, peeled peach; 1 tsp Pecher Mignon® peach liqueur

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 ↓

Picker's Peach

Ingredients

Directions

Make the drink

Mix in a blender until smooth.
Add a glassful of crushed ice and blend again briefly.

Serve

Pour into a collins glass and garnish with a wedge-like slice of peach, speared with a cherry.
Serve with straws.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

214Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

45 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12

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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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 + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Peach + orangetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together385 recipes

Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + peachtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together84 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Peach + lemontop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together947 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Rum + orangetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together801 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

White rum: Provides the main spirit base and alcoholic strength of the drink.
Peach schnapps: Adds peach flavour and sweetness that carries through the drink.
Orange juice: Adds fruity sweetness and acidity that balances the rum.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the sweetness and freshens the flavour.
Peach: Contributes fresh peach flavour and body, blended into a smooth texture.