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Bushwacker

"Coffee liqueur, coconut rum, Irish cream, vodka and amaretto (whew!) mixed with coconut cream."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Bushwacker

Why it works: Coconut and rum work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 259 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Bushwacker

1 serving
Prep2 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

378Calories
3 gProtein
33 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Coffeenot in our table0
Vodkanot 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.

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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. Coconut + rumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Coconut + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together411 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).

  3. Coffee + rumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together138 recipes

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

  4. Cream + vodkatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Rum + nutmegtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the coconut

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutthe original
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Pineapplefits about as well

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