Name: Gin Lime Rickey
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz gin; fill with tonic water; 1 splash Rose's® lime juice; 2 lemons wedges

Why it works: Lime and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Gin Lime Rickey

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz gin
fill with tonic water
1 splash Rose's® lime juice
2 lemons wedges

Directions

Mix the ingredients in a highball glass.
Serve with ice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

23Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

8 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
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Gin	not in our table	0
Water	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).

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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.

Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,289 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Rose + lemontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,174 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Rose + limetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together53 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together115 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Gin + lemontop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together306 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, juniper-forward aroma of the drink.
Lime juice: Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness of the tonic water.