Name: Brandy Fix
Ingredients: 1 large tea-spoonful of fine white sugar dissolved; in a little water; The juice of a quarter of a lemon; 3 dashes of Curacao; 1 wine-glass of brandy

Why it works: Tea and lemon work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 610 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Brandy Fix

Ingredients

1 large tea-spoonful of fine white sugar dissolved
in a little water
The juice of a quarter of a lemon
3 dashes of Curacao
1 wine-glass of brandy

Directions

Fill the glass two-thirds full of shaved ice.
Stir well and garnish the top with slices of lemon or lime.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

61Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Water	not in our table	0
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.

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.

Tea + lemontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together610 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Wine + brandytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,427 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Lemon + winetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together6,157 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Tea + winetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together181 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).
Sugar + lemontop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together53,532 recipes

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

Sugar and lemon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Brandy: Provides the main spirit flavour and warmth that defines the drink.
Fine white sugar: Adds sweetness that balances the lemon juice's acidity.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sugar and brandy.