Name: Death By Chocolate
Ingredients: 1.5 shots Amarula Cream; 1 shot Stolichnaya Vodka; 1 shot De Kuyper Crème de Cacao Brown; 3 scoops Chocolate ice cream; garnish: Chocolate shavings; Glass: Flute

Why it works: Cream and vodka work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 202 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Death By Chocolate

Ingredients

Directions

Make the drink

Blend all ingredients together with crushed ice.
Serve.

Finish

Garnish with shavings of chocolate if desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

257Calories

2 gProtein

20 gFat

18 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
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
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).

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.

Cream + vodkatop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together202 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Vodka + chocolatetop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together70 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

Chocolate ice cream: Provides creamy body and chocolate sweetness that thickens the blended drink.
Amarula cream: Adds creamy sweetness and a fruity, cream-liqueur flavour.
Crème de cacao: Adds concentrated chocolate flavour and sweetness to the drink.
Stolichnaya vodka: Adds alcohol strength with little flavour, so the chocolate and cream stand out.

“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.