Name: Cape Cooler
Ingredients: 1 shot Stolichnaya Vodka; 2.5 shots Cranberry Juice; 1 shot Soda or tonic water; garnish: Slice of lime; Glass: Highball

Why it works: Cranberry and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 100 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Cape Cooler

Ingredients

Directions

Fill the glass with cubed ice.
Pour the Stolichnaya vodka and the cranberry juice into the glass and give it a stir.
Top up with soda or tonic water (as preferred).
Garnish with slice of lime.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

106Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

28 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Cranberry	1 cup raw (100g)	46
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Vodka	not in our table	0
Water	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.

Cranberry + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together100 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together225 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Vodka + cranberrytop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together125 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Vodka: Provides the spirit base and alcoholic strength of the drink.
Cranberry juice: Adds tartness, fruity flavour and colour to the drink.
Soda or tonic water: Adds carbonation and lightness, diluting the drink to a refreshing length.