Essence for Rose Liqueur

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. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,634 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

2. Orange + grapetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,771 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

3. Grape + winetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together819 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-p-menthene-8-thiol (grapefruit).

4. Wine + brandytop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together2,427 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

5. Orange + rosetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together876 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

Alcohol

Serves as the solvent that dissolves the flavoring oils and vanillin into a single liquid.

Oil of rose

Provides the main floral aroma that defines the liqueur.

Oil of sweet orange

Adds citrus aroma and a bright, sweet flavor.

Vanillin

Adds a sweet, vanilla-like aroma that rounds out the floral and citrus notes.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, rose, grape, wine, brandy):

1. Applefits better
2. Apricotfits better
3. Figfits better
4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, rose, grape, wine, brandy. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.