Name: Shillelagh Rum Drink
Ingredients: 2 oz. white rum; 1 oz. green creme de menthe; 1 oz. lime juice; Green cherry

Why it works: Lime and cherry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 301 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Shillelagh Rum Drink

Ingredients

2 oz. white rum
1 oz. green creme de menthe
1 oz. lime juice
Green cherry

Directions

Serve in a 12 ounce white burgundy glass decorated with green straws, green cherry and green stick candy.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

130Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

26 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
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.

Lime + cherrytop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together301 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together412 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + cherrytop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together155 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl pentanoate (yeast, fruit).