Why it works: Spirit and wine work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 698 recipes mention both. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the oil of lavender, orris root, and spirits of wine in a container.
Let the mixture sit for two to three weeks.
After the waiting period, strain the mixture through two layers of blotting paper.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
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.
-
Spirit + winetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together698 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
-
Lavender + spirittop 5% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together122 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
-
Lavender + winetop 11% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together76 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
You might also like
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
IllustrationThe Sunday pairing: one pairing, the chemistry behind it, and how to cook it. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account for sign-in; Pro adds the full results and chemistry.