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Olympic

A cocktail made with vodka, orange curaçao, cherry brandy, orange juice, and lemon juice.

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Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Olympic

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shake with cubed ice and strain.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

161Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
41 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry Brandy1 cup (138g)87
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vodkanot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Orange + cherry brandytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Vodka + lemontop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together264 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Vodka + orangetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Vodka + cherry brandytop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together9 recipes

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 body of the drink.
Orange curaçao
Adds orange sweetness and aroma.
Cherry brandy
Adds sweet cherry flavour and colour.
Orange juice
Adds sweetness, body and fresh citrus aroma.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the liqueurs and juice.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, orange, cherry brandy):

  1. Cherryfits better
  2. Vanillafits about as well
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vodka, orange, cherry brandy. 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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