Name: Gin-Dew-It
Ingredients: 1 shot gin; 6 oz Mountain Dew® citrus soda; 1 splash Sprite® soda; 1 lime wedge

Why it works: Gin and lime work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Gin-Dew-It

Ingredients

1 shot gin
6 oz Mountain Dew® citrus soda
1 splash Sprite® soda
1 lime wedge

Directions

Use a highball glass and fill it with ice.
Add the ingredients.
Garnish with lime.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

60Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 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
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Gin	not in our table	0
Citrus	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.

Gin + limetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together115 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 main spirit flavour and alcohol content of the drink.
Citrus soda: Adds sweetness and carbonation, diluting the gin into a lightly fizzy long drink.

“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.