Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Kings Vintage Cider

Exquisite Kings vintage cider flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Kings vintage cider immediately conjures the embrace of sour apple and the kiss of polyphenol, yet its initial sweetness is only the overtone. Beneath lies a sophisticated tapestry of caramel, rancio, and the dry sensation of tannin. These are the notes that lend it such remarkable, resonant depth. And the culinary wizardry begins when we seek out partners that allow these notes to truly sing.

To chart these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, each deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, pinpointing the notes that best complement this ingredient’s profile. Our analysis reveals, for example, how cep's cantharelloid tones ground Kings vintage cider, and how pink salt's saline notes create a surprising synergy with its crisp tartness.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. woody, acidic, and floral) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

Flavour Pairing Method

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 Malic Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between sour apple and brine flavours. Since Kings vintage cider has a distinct malic flavour, try pairing it with the briney flavours of pink salt.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing Kings vintage cider with pink salt.

Harmonious Flavours Of Kings Vintage Cider

Just as our analysis reveals that sour apple and hoppy flavour notes frequently pair together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in Kings vintage cider. For instance, the astringent flavours of Kings vintage cider are strongly associated with mouldy and mossy flavours.

The aroma accents complementing the various notes of Kings vintage cider can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of cep offers many of the aromas complementary to Kings vintage cider, including chanterelle and petrichor notes. Because the flavour profile of cep has many of the of the features that are complementary to Kings vintage cider, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of cep across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with Kings vintage cider.

Recipes That Pair Kings Vintage Cider With Cep

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of Kings vintage cider, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

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

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., Kings vintage cider), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.