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B-52 Bomber

"I used to work as a bartender, and noticed that Christine was looking for a recipe for the B52 Bomber on the allrecipes.com recipe exchange. A subtle blend of coffee, orange, and Irish cream create a memorable and festive cordial."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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B-52 Bomber

Why it works: Coffee and orange work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 326 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells buttery, creamy. The science ↓

B-52 Bomber

1 drink
Prep1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

113Calories
2 gProtein
6 gFat
15 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Coffeenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Coffee + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together326 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).

  2. Brandy + orangetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,706 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Brandy + creamtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,635 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  4. Coffee + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  5. Coffee + brandytop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together213 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coffee, brandy, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Raspberryfits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coffee, brandy, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.