Name: Jade Elephant
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Light Rum; 1/2 tsp Green Creme de Menthe; 1/2 tsp Triple Sec; 1 tbsp Lime Juice; 1 tsp Powdered Sugar; Ice

Why it works: Rum and lime work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 412 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Jade Elephant

Ingredients

Directions

Shake well with ice.
Strain into a glass.
Top with a wedge of lime.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

92Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11

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.

Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together412 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + sugartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,908 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Lime + sugartop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,332 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

What each ingredient does

Light rum: Provides the spirit base and most of the drink's body and flavor.
Lime juice: Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness.
Powdered sugar: Adds sweetness that rounds out the sharpness of the lime juice.