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Cranberry Kamikaze

"A fruity and delicious version of a Kamikaze. Serve this drink in a cocktail glass. Frost the rim with sugar for a festive touch."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Cranberry Kamikaze

Why it works: Orange and cranberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 230 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cranberry Kamikaze

1 serving
Prep2 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

119Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
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.

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. Orange + cranberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together230 recipes

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

  2. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Lime + cranberrytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Vodka + cranberrytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together125 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (vodka, lime, cranberry):

  1. Orangethe original
  2. Lemonfits about as well
  3. Blueberryfits less well
  4. Pineapplefits less well

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