Name: Admiral Vernon
Ingredients: 1.5 oz (45 mL) light rum; 0.5 oz (15 mL) Grand Marnier; 0.5 oz (15 mL) lime juice; 1 tsp (5 mL) orgeat syrup

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 ↓

Admiral Vernon

Ingredients

1.5 oz (45 mL) light rum
0.5 oz (15 mL) Grand Marnier
0.5 oz (15 mL) lime juice
1 tsp (5 mL) orgeat syrup

Directions

Mix the ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker or blender.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

43Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

4 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 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
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Syrup	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 + limetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together412 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + syruptop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together367 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Lime + syruptop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together322 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

Light rum: Provides the main spirit base and the core flavour of the drink.
Grand marnier: Adds orange-liqueur sweetness and aroma that rounds out the rum.
Lime juice: Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the liqueur and syrup.
Orgeat syrup: Adds sweetness and a nutty, almond-like richness to the drink.