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Brainstorm Cocktail

"Rye whiskey and Benedictine work well together. Add some dry vermouth, and it's a full-on brainstorming session, on the topic of deliciousness."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Brainstorm Cocktail

Why it works: Rye and orange work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 75 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Brainstorm Cocktail

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

145Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rye1 slice (32g)83
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Whiskeynot in our table0
Vermouthnot 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. Rye + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Rye + vermouthtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vermouth + orangetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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 (rye, vermouth):

  1. Cherryfits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Orangethe original
  4. Limefits about as well

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