Why it works: Cherry brandy and orange work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 26 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
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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.
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Cherry brandy + orangetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together26 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Vermouth + orangetop 13% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together83 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Vermouth + cherry brandytop 36% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1 recipe
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the orange
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vermouth, cherry brandy):
- Cherrybetter flavor fit
- Orangethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against vermouth, cherry brandy. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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