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Armagnac Brandy

Armagnac Brandy is an alcoholic beverage with 49 known flavor compounds. The most distinctive molecule is ethyl 2-octenoate. It pairs most strongly with greylag goose, sharing 12 flavor compounds. Armagnac Brandy appears in 1 recipes.

Armagnac Brandy — ingredient reference image
49
Flavor Compounds
8
Top Pairings of 856 scored

Flavor Science

Flavor Profile Breakdown

49 compounds

How Armagnac Brandy's 49 known compounds break down by aroma category. Percentages are of compounds with a known label.

fruity 16 · 32.7%
floral 10 · 20.4%
sour 6 · 12.2%
roasted 3 · 6.1%
green 3 · 6.1%
spicy 2 · 4.1%
sulfurous 2 · 4.1%
caramel 2 · 4.1%
dairy 1 · 2.0%

Flavor Compounds

20 of 49 are distinctive to armagnac brandy — they appear in under 10% of foods. The remainder are the background most foods share.

Ordered by measured impact in armagnac brandy — concentration against odour threshold where both are published, then by how distinctive the molecule is across the graph. Molecules measured here but not established as odorants sit below those that are.

Molecules volatile enough to reach the nose.
2-acetylpyridine 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol 3-acetylpyridine 2-methylhexanoic acid ethyl cinnamate ethyl propionate guaiacol ethyl butyrate thiazole ethyl caproate nerol pyridine 1-butanol ethyl lactate ethyl undecanoate 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol isobutyl acetate dimethyl trisulfide ethyl dodecanoate ethyl formate 2-heptanol 1-propanol 3-methyl-1-pentanol ethyl heptanoate 2-furaldehyde methyl octanoate furfuryl alcohol isovaleric acid methyl acetate 2-heptanone +14 more 2,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde methyl 2-furoate cis-3-hexenyl lactate isoamyl laurate 2-phenylethyl formate

Best Pairings for Armagnac Brandy

Ranked by how often cooks actually use them together, across 453,403 recipes — the familiar answer first. Each pairing still carries its molecular score and shared-compound count; only the ORDER differs. Counts cover every characterised molecule the two ingredients have in common, not only the aroma-active ones, so they can exceed an ingredient’s aroma-compound count. For the chemistry-first view — where the surprising pairings live — see the molecular network below, the side-by-side comparison, or the Pairing Tool.

Molecular Neighborhood

Armagnac Brandy and its 10 closest compound-sharing relatives. Spoke thickness = shared compounds; circle size = that ingredient's own compound count. Drag to rearrange, scroll to zoom, click to open.

Molecular neighborhood diagram of armagnac brandy — top 10 ingredients ranked by shared volatile compounds
1
Greylag Goose meat
12 shared compounds
15%
2
Mallard Duck meat
13 shared compounds
24%
3
Rosemary herb
17 shared compounds
18%
4
Tarragon herb
13 shared compounds
15%
5
Thyme herb
12 shared compounds
15%
6
Meat meat
14 shared compounds
17%
7
Chicken meat
19 shared compounds
12%
8
Pork meat
22 shared compounds
14%

Compare Armagnac Brandy side-by-side

Armagnac Brandy vs Greylag Goose Armagnac Brandy vs Mallard Duck Armagnac Brandy vs Rosemary Armagnac Brandy vs Tarragon Armagnac Brandy vs Thyme Armagnac Brandy vs Meat

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Research basis

Armagnac Brandy is supported by 116 peer-reviewed papers

Drawn from PubMed + Europe PMC + food-science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.
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