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Island Toy

A cocktail made with rum, peach liqueur, lime juice, and pineapple juice.

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Why it works: Rum and pineapple work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 451 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Island Toy

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour all ingredients over ice in a glass and stir.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

184Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
40 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice 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.

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.

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

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Peach + pineappletop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together168 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Lime + pineappletop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Rum + peachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together84 recipes

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

  5. Peach + limetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together130 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Appleton special jamaica rum
Provides the base spirit, giving the drink its main body and rum flavour.
Peach liqueur
Adds sweetness and peach aroma that complements the fruit juices.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the juice and liqueur.
Pineapple juice
Adds volume, moisture and tropical sweetness to dilute and round out the drink.

Swap the lime

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

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Apricotfits better
  3. Vanillafits better
  4. Limethe original

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

“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.

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