Illustrates a pairing hypothesis involving bourbon, coffee, fruit, browned butter, and fennel. It is an example, not independent validation.
Concrete dessert application of the matrix.
In the bourbon-roasted fennel and plum dessert, bourbon and coffee are described as lending roasted and toasted aromas to fennel and plums; bourbon is stirred in after the pan is removed from the heat.
printed p. 109
PDF sheet 404
Fennel — Bourbon-Roasted Fennel and Plums with Coffee Ice Cream
2026-09-28: Fresh text verification at PDF 404 and ingredient list 406. These pages render blank in this reflowed copy, so fresh visual confirmation is NOT claimed. Bourbon is added off heat; alcohol removal and actual roasting in bourbon are not established. Verification concerns faithful source representation, not independent validation. Original source retains a material visual-layout gap.
September 28 — Audit Qualification
2026-09-28: Fresh text verification at PDF 404 and ingredient list 406. These pages render blank in this reflowed copy, so fresh visual confirmation is NOT claimed. Bourbon is added off heat; alcohol removal and actual roasting in bourbon are not established. Verification concerns faithful source representation, not independent validation. Original source retains a material visual-layout gap.
Verified excerpt record from The Flavor Matrix.
Evidence
A fennel-and-plum dessert uses bourbon and coffee as roasted/toasted aroma bridges, with bourbon added after the pan leaves the heat.
Locator
PDF sheet 404 / printed p. 109
Research use
Concrete application only; not independent validation.
Verification
Checked against the supplied local PDF on 2026-08-25. Linked to LIT-59 and CLM-52.