Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Cinnamon Syrup

Analysing hundreds of thousands of recipes uncovers cinnamon syrup's optimal flavour pairings.

Fragrant spiciness and caramel notes are at the forefront of cinnamon syrup's flavour profile, but identifying its perfect partner requires exploring its subtle nuances. We must examine the complex interplay of notes within its bouquet, like clove, sugar, and hints of vanilla. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

To illuminate these harmonies, we embarked on an ambitious journey, analysing thousands of ingredients. Each was meticulously deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, allowing us to pinpoint precisely which notes complement in both classic and unexpected ways. Our analysis reveals, for example, how green apple's malic tones cut through cinnamon syrup, and how honey's mellic notes create a surprising synergy with its fragrant spiciness.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like spice, woody, and nectarous, combined with its unique aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim to include a broad variety of core characteristics for a balanced dish. And choose aroma notes that complement each other for a harmonious combination.

The Flavour Code

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Cinnamon Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of cinnamon is strongly associated with the flavour of honey. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a honeyed flavour, such as honey, when pairing with the cinnamonic aromas of cinnamon syrup.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing cinnamon syrup with honey.

Harmonious Flavours Of Cinnamon Syrup

Just as our analysis showed that cinnamon and honeyed notes often complement each other, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in cinnamon syrup. For instance, the caramel notes of cinnamon syrup are strongly associated with cabbagy and rosemary notes.

The notes associated with the various notes of cinnamon syrup can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of green apple offers many of the accents complementary to cinnamon syrup, including malic and grapefruit aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of green apple has many of the of the features that are complementary to cinnamon syrup, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of green apple across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with cinnamon syrup.

Recipes That Pair Cinnamon Syrup With Green Apple

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the notes that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of cinnamon syrup, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of cinnamon syrup, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aromas complementary to cinnamon syrup.

What To Drink With Cinnamon Syrup

The honey notes in sauvignon-semillon make it a perfect pairing with cinnamon syrup. Likewise, the honey flavours in riesling (nahe) create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of cinnamon syrup below.

Which Fruit Go With Cinnamon Syrup?

Choose fruit that ground its sweetness or resonate with its pungent spice. Green apple offers vibrant, clean counterpoints, its verdant freshness lifting the palate. Blood orange add a gentle, oniony brightness, while cherry introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace fruit that harmonise with cinnamon syrup's sweetness. The addition of lime juice, with its subtle cedrine notes, can complement the honey beautifully. Grapefruit bridges earthiness and citrus zest, while orange lends a crisp aroma.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Cinnamon syrup), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.