Name: Planter's Punch - Rum Swizzel
Ingredients: 2 oz. Barbados rum; 1 oz. Jamaica rum; 1/2 oz. apricot brandy; 1/2 oz. Falernum or sugar; 2 dashes angostura bitters; Juice of 2 lemons or limes

Why it works: Rum and brandy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,058 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Planter's Punch - Rum Swizzel

Ingredients

Directions

Mix well and chill.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

121Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

24 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Brandy	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.

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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.

Rum + brandytop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,058 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Apricot + brandytop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together513 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Rum + apricottop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together149 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Apricot + lemontop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,098 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Rum + sugartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,908 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

Barbados rum: Provides the base spirit, carrying most of the drink's alcohol and body.
Jamaica rum: Adds a richer, funkier rum flavour alongside the Barbados rum.
Apricot brandy: Adds fruity sweetness and aroma.
Falernum or sugar: Adds sweetness that balances the sourness of the citrus.
Lemon or lime juice: Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances its sweetness.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, apricot, brandy, sugar):

Vanillafits better
Pineapplefits better
Peachfits better
Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, apricot, brandy, 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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Planter's Punch - Rum Swizzel