Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Gardener’s Old Fashioned

Unlock the perfect flavour pairings for Gardener's Old Fashioned according to data science. Explore unique recipes and discover the hidden mathematics of flavour.

Gardener's Old Fashioned conjures the embrace of thyme and the bracing kiss of gentian root. But look beneath its obvious bitterness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of sage, a hint of coconut, and subtle accents reminiscent of rosemary that give it remarkable depth. The key to finding the perfect pairing for Gardener's Old Fashioned is understanding how these notes harmonise.

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 pork shoulder's porcine tones enrich Gardener's Old Fashioned, and how pork belly's porcine notes create a surprising synergy with its earthy herbalness.

An ingredient's flavour comes from its core characteristics, like herbal, spice, and vegetal, 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 Art of Flavour Pairing

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 Thyme Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of thyme is strongly associated with the flavour of pork. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a porky flavour, such as pork belly, when pairing with the thyme-like aroma notes of Gardener's Old Fashioned.

The recipes below provide inspiration for pairing Gardener's Old Fashioned with pork belly.

Harmonious Flavours Of Gardener’s Old Fashioned

Just as our analysis shows that thyme and porky notes often complement each other, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in Gardener's Old Fashioned. For instance, the gentian notes of Gardener's Old Fashioned are strongly associated with fennel and gamey notes.

The aroma accents linked to the various notes of Gardener's Old Fashioned can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of pork shoulder offers many of the notes complementary to Gardener's Old Fashioned, including porcine and ovine aromas. Because the flavour profile of pork shoulder has many of the of the features that are complementary to Gardener's Old Fashioned, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of pork shoulder across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with Gardener's Old Fashioned.

Recipes That Pair Gardener’s Old Fashioned With Pork Shoulder

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of Gardener's Old Fashioned, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of Gardener's Old Fashioned, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to Gardener's Old Fashioned.

Which Vegetables Go With Gardener’s Old Fashioned?

Choose vegetables that embrace its herbalness or embrace its woody herbiness. Fingerling potato and potato offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Spring onion add a gentle, oniony brightness, while cabbage introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with Gardener's Old Fashioned's turpentiness. The addition of pearl onion, with its subtle garlicy notes, can complement the resin beautifully, while chicory lends a green vegetal notes.

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., Gardener’s Old Fashioned), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.