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Razmopolitan

A vodka-based cocktail with triple sec, cranberry juice, lime juice, and caster sugar.

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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 ↓

Razmopolitan

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shake the ingredients.

  2. Strain into a chilled Martini glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

106Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
28 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
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
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.

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. Cranberry + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + sugartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Vodka + cranberrytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together125 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Cranberry + sugartop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together374 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Vodka
Provides the alcoholic base and a clean, neutral spirit backbone for the drink.
Triple sec
Adds orange-flavoured sweetness and aroma that balances the tartness of the citrus.
Cranberry juice
Contributes the drink's pink colour, fruity flavour and additional liquid volume.
Lime juice
Supplies acidity that brightens the drink and offsets sweetness.
Caster sugar
Adds sweetness that softens the tartness of the lime and cranberry.

Swap the cranberry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, lime, sugar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Cranberrythe original
  3. Blueberryfits about as well
  4. Orangefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against vodka, lime, sugar. 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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