Bacardi Cranberry Cabana

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.

1. Rum + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together451 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

2. Cranberry + pineappletop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together92 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

3. Lemon + cranberrytop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together210 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

4. Lemon + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,964 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

5. Rum + cranberrytop 14% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together35 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

What each ingredient does

Bacardi carta blanca rum

Provides the base spirit that gives the drink its alcoholic body.

Cranberry juice

Adds tartness and most of the drink's volume and colour.

Pineapple juice

Adds sweetness and fruity body that softens the tartness.

Grenadine

Adds sweetness and a deep red colour.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, cranberry, pineapple):

1. Bananafits better
2. Vanillafits better
3. Applefits better
4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, cranberry, pineapple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.