Fruit flavour Combinations on creating Cocktails
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
After some years creating and tasting cocktails i came up with an extensive survey on”Fruit flavour combinations” .This guide simply shows you the best combination of fruit flavours with others . From there you can take ideas and start to play with some spirits and easily create some great cocktail recipes.
Almond pairs well with:
Apple,Apricot,Banana,Caramel,Cherry,Coffee,Fig,Honey,orange,Peach,Pear,plum
Apricot pairs well with:
Almond, Black pepper,caramel,cardamom, ginger,hazelnut, honey, orange, peach,vanilla,plum, sauternes wine
Apple pairs well with:
Caramel, cardamom,chestnut,cinnamon,cranberry, currant, ginger,hazelnut,mango, maple,rosemary,walnut,
Banana pairs well with:
Brandy,caramel,cherry,chocolate,cinamon,coffee,dark rum,ginger,hazelnut,honey,madeira wine,mango,papaya,molasses
Blackberry pairs well with:
Apricot,black pepper,champagne,cinamon,citrus,hazelnut,lemon,other berries,peach,plum,Port wine
Blood Orange pairs well with:
Almond,cardamom,chocolate,cinamon,clove,fig,ginger,honey,other citrus
Blueberry pairs well with:
Lemon verbena,other berries,mango,lemon,hazelnut,ginger,fig,other citrus,cardamom,lavender
Cranberry pairs well with:
Apple,chocolate,cinamon,citrus,mango,mint,pear
Currants Black and Red pairs well with:
Cassis,chocolate,citrus,Port wine, sloe gin, dark rum
Coconut pairs well with:
Banana,chocolate,Brazil nut,Kaffir leaf,pineaple,other tropical fruits,caramel,citrus,lemongrass
Mandarine pairs well with:
cardamom,cherry,chocolate,cinamon,coffee,fig,ginger,tropical fruits,vanilla,nutmeg,star anise
Elderberry pairs well with:
Apricot,fig,honey,lemon,other berries,peach,plum, mandarine
Feijoa pairs well with:
Banana,berries,cinamon,citrus,mango,vanilla
Fig pairs well with:
Almond,black pepper,cinamon,citrus,hazelnut,pear,Port wine,vanilla
Ginger pairs well with;
Apple,apricot,banana,almond,berries,brazil nut,caramel,chocolate,citrus,coconut,grape,hazelnut,passion fruit,peach,pear,pineaple,plum,tropical fruit
Gooseberry pairs well with:
Hazelnut,honey,other berries,white chocolate,citrus
Grape pairs well with:
Brandy,chocolate,citrus,ginger,raisin,
Grapefruit pairs well with:
Basil,black pepper,caramel,citrus,mint,rosemary,thyme,tropical fruit,vanilla
Guava pairs well with:
citrus,coconut,huckleberry,kaffir leaf,pineaple,strawberry,tropical fruit
Kiwi pairs well with:
Apple,banana,berries,cherry,citrus,coconut,mango,tropical fruit
Hazelnut pairs well with:
Apple,apricot,banana,berries,caramel,cherry,chocolate,citrus,fig,peach,mandarine,pear,plum
Kumquat pairs well with:
Berries,cherry,chocolate,cinnamon,coffee,plum,persimmon
Lemon pairs well with:
Apricot,berries,black pepper,cardamom,cherry,citrus,ginger,nectarine,peach,plum,prckly pear,tropical fruit
Lemongrass pairs well with:
Cherry, berries,citrus,coconut,ginger,guava,kaffir leaf,coconut,tropical fruit,vanilla
Kaffir Leaf pairs well with:
Banana,citrus,coconut,lemongrass,tropical fruit,watermelon
Lime pairs well with:
Apple,berries,cherry,ginger,papaya,plum,strawberry,tropical fruit
Lychee pairs well with;
Citrus,ginger,gooseberry,tropical fruit,vanilla
Mango pairs well with:
Apple,banana,berries,caramel,citrus,coconut,melon,sauternes,tropical fruits,vanilla
Melon pairs well with:
Berries,champagne,citrus,lemongrass,lemon verbena
Orange pairs well with:
Almonds,Basil,berries,brandy,cherry,chocolate,cilantro,cinamon,cofee,cranberry,fig,ginger,grape,hazelnut,mint,nutmeg,persimmon,pineaple,vanilla
Papaya pairs well with:
Citrus,black pepper,mango,tropical fruit, lime
Pear pairs well with:
Almond,apple,caramel,chestnut,chocolate,cinamon,citrus,ginger,hazelnut,Port wine,vanilla,walnut
Persimmon pairs well with:
Apple,black pepper,cinamon,citrus,kumquat,pear
Pineaple pairs well with;
Basil,caramel,cilantro,coconnut,rosemary,rum,tropical fruit,macadamia
Plum pairs well with:
Cinamon,citrus,chestnut,black pepper,almond,hazelnut,honey,Port wine,vanilla
Pomegranate pairs well with;
Apple,citrus,mint,tropical fruit,cucumber
Prickly Pear pairs well with:
Citrus,lime,tomatillo,tropical fruit
Raspberry pairs well with;
Apricot,other berries,cinamon,citrus,ginger,lemon,nectarine,peach,plum,rhubarb,thyme,vanilla
Rhubarb pairs well with:
citrus,apple,apricot,berries,black pepper,ginger,nectarine,peach,plum,strawberry
walnut pairs well with:
Apple,apricot,banana,caramel,chocolater,cinamon,nectarine,peach,pear,plum,rum
Tomatillo pairs well with:
Berries,citrus,mango,prickly pear,tropical fruit
Asian Pear pairs well with:
Almond,apple,black pepper,cinamon,ginger,honey,macadamia,nutmeg,raisin,vanilla
Carrot pairs well with:
Brandy,cinamon,ginger,nutmeg,walnut,anis
Cherry pairs well with:
Apricot,black pepper,chocolate,citrus,nectarine,peach,plum,vanilla,Port wine
Chestnut pairs well with;
Apple,caramel,chocolate,coffee,pear,vanilla
cilantro pairs well with:
Apricot,berries,cherries,citrus,nectarine,peach,plum,tropical fruit
Strawberry pairs well with:
Mint,rhubarb, black pepper,citrus,vanilla,coriander,chocolate,apple
