Name: Hula Hoop
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; 1 oz Orange Juice; 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice

Why it works: Orange and pineapple are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,664 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Hula Hoop

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice

Directions

Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with cherry.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

144Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

37 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 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
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Gin	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.

Orange + pineappletop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,664 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Gin + orangetop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together158 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Gin + pineappletop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together39 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

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

What each ingredient does

Gin: Provides the spirit base and the main alcoholic strength of the drink.
Orange juice: Adds sweetness and bright acidity, plus body from its natural sugars.
Pineapple juice: Adds fruity sweetness and a little acidity that balances the gin.