Name: Caroli
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; 1 oz Apricot Brandy; 1 dash Orange Bitters

Why it works: Apricot and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 703 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Caroli

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1 oz Apricot Brandy
1 dash Orange Bitters

Directions

Shake the ingredients into a shaker.
Serve them into a cocktail glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

19 gCarbs

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

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Gin	not in our table	0
Brandy	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.

Apricot + orangetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together703 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Apricot + brandytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together513 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Brandy + orangetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,706 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Gin + brandytop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together68 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).
Gin + orangetop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together158 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

What each ingredient does

Gin: Provides the base spirit and the dry, botanical backbone of the drink.
Apricot brandy: Adds fruity sweetness and apricot aroma that rounds out the gin.
Orange bitters: Adds a concentrated citrus and spice note that balances the sweetness.