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Red Army

A raspberry‑flavored cocktail made with Stolichnaya Razberi, De Kuyper Triple Sec, Crème de Framboise, lime juice, sugar syrup, and fresh raspberries.

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Why it works: Vodka and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 135 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Red Army

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Put 10 fresh raspberries, 2 shots of Stolichnaya Razberi, 1 shot lime juice, 0.75 shots of sugar syrup, 0.5 shot of De Kuyper Triple Sec, and 0.5 shot of Crème de Framboise (Raspberry flavoured liqueur) into a cocktail shaker with crushed ice.

  2. Shake and strain into a tumbler.

  3. Garnish with 2 raspberries.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

124Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
31 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vodkanot in our table0
Syrupnot 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.

Explore the science

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. Vodka + syruptop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together135 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Raspberry + limetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together132 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Raspberry vodka
Provides the main spirit base and reinforces the raspberry aroma and flavour.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness and brightens the drink.
Sugar syrup
Adds sweetness that softens the acidity and the alcohol's bite.
Crème de framboise
Adds concentrated raspberry flavour and a little sweetness.
Fresh raspberries
Add fresh fruit flavour and colour, and their pulp adds body when shaken.

The step that matters

Shake and strain into a tumbler. Shaking with crushed ice chills and dilutes the drink while breaking up the raspberries. Shaking thoroughly gives a cold, well-blended cocktail, and straining keeps seeds and pulp out of the glass.

Swap the raspberry

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

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Raspberrythe original

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