Name: Champagne À l'Orange
Ingredients: 12 oz chilled champagne; 12 oz chilled 7-Up; 8 oz chilled orange juice

Why it works: Champagne and orange work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 260 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Champagne À l'Orange

Ingredients

12 oz chilled champagne
12 oz chilled 7-Up
8 oz chilled orange juice

Directions

Mix ingredients and serve in tall wine glasses with 2 ice cubes in each.
Garnish with orange slice or strawberry.

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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.

Champagne + orangetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together260 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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What each ingredient does

Champagne: Provides the sparkling carbonation and dry wine character that define the drink.
7-up: Adds sweetness and extra carbonation, softening the dryness of the champagne.
Orange juice: Adds fruity acidity and citrus aroma that carry the orange flavour.

“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.