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Vodka Lemonade Laced with Basil and Mint

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Basil and vodka work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 35 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

  • Sugar Syrup
  • Lemonade

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By biggirlssmallkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Basil + vodkatop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together846 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Lime + lemontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Basil + lemontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,820 recipes

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

  5. Mint + lemontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,998 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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