Name: Cranberry Cooler
Ingredients: 1 shot Disaronno Amaretto; 1 shot Stolichnaya vodka; 3 shots Cranberry juice; 2 shots Orange juice; garnish: Lime squeeze; Glass: Highball

Why it works: Cranberry and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 230 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cranberry Cooler

Ingredients

Directions

Build over cubed ice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

119Calories

2 gProtein

0 gFat

31 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 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
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Cranberry	1 cup raw (100g)	46
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Vodka	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 + orangetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together230 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together937 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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

Disaronno amaretto: Adds sweet almond flavour that rounds out the drink.
Stolichnaya vodka: Adds alcoholic strength with little flavour of its own, lightening the drink.
Cranberry juice: Provides tart fruit flavour and most of the drink's volume.
Orange juice: Adds sweetness and citrus aroma that balance the cranberry's tartness.