Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Mocktail

Exquisite mocktail flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Mocktail instantly conjures the embrace of mint and the kiss of elderflower, but beneath its sweetness lies a complex symphony of subtle flavour notes, such as pear, lemon, and hints of peach. These are the notes that lend it such remarkable, resonant depth. The gastronomic enchantment unfolds when we pair mocktail with ingredients that let these nuances sing.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the marine, savory dimethyl sulfide in shrimp can enrich mocktail, and how red leaf lettuce's hexenal notes forge a beautiful synergy with its cooling sensation.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. floral, herbal, and nectarous) 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.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

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 Menthol Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of mint is strongly associated with the flavour of grass. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a grassy flavour, such as red leaf lettuce, when pairing with the menthol accents of mocktail.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing mocktail with red leaf lettuce.

Harmonious Flavours Of Mocktail

Just as our analysis revealed that mint and melony flavours often complement each other, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in mocktail. Similarly, the elder flavours of mocktail frequently pair with lemony and vanillic accents.

The aroma notes complementing the various aroma notes of mocktail can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of shrimp offers many of the accents complementary to mocktail, including oyster and fishy aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of shrimp has many of the of the features that are complementary to mocktail, they are likely to pair very well together.

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

Recipes That Pair Mocktail With Shrimp

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of mocktail, 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 mocktail.

Which Vegetables Go With Mocktail?

Choose vegetables that embrace its herbalness or ground its crisp sweetness. Beefsteak tomato and tomato offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Green bean add a gentle, oniony brightness, while bean sprouts introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace vegetables that harmonise with mocktail's coolness. The addition of cabbage, with its subtle hexenal notes, can complement the mint beautifully, while coleslaw 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., Mocktail), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.