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Reunion Cocktail

A cocktail made with light rum, lime juice, triple sec, and cherry brandy.

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Why it works: Rum and lime work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 412 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Reunion Cocktail

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes.

  2. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well.

  3. Strain drink into a cocktail glass, garnish with a Maraschino Cherry, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

130Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry Brandy1 cup (138g)87
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

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

  2. Rum + cherry brandytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Lime + cherry brandytop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Light rum
Provides the spirit base and main body of the drink.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the liqueurs.
Triple sec
Adds orange sweetness and aromatic flavour.
Cherry brandy
Adds cherry sweetness and fruity depth.

Swap the lime

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, 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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