Name: Kickboxer's Ko
Ingredients: 2 oz Light Rum; 1/2 oz Triple Sec; 1 tsp Raspberry Syrup; 1 tsp Lemon Juice; 1 tsp Orange Juice; Ice

Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Kickboxer's Ko

Ingredients

Directions

Shake with ice and strain into a glass.
Top with a slice of pineapple and a lemon wedge.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

170Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

34 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Raspberry	1 cup (123g)	64
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Syrup	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.

Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Raspberry + lemontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,109 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Raspberry + orangetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together521 recipes

Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).
Rum + raspberrytop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together80 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Rum + orangetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together801 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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.
Triple sec: Adds orange sweetness and aroma that balances the drink's tartness.
Raspberry syrup: Adds sweetness and fruity flavour.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the other ingredients.