Wikipedia says that "A perfect storm is an event in which a rare combination of circumstances drastically aggravates the event."

I'm looking for a word or short phrase that is positive (not about destruction) and means something like "a really powerful mix".

Here is my sample sentence where I want to use it:

This recipe represents the [perfect storm] of ingredients, including coconut cream, blueberry, and cardamom.

closed as off-topic by FumbleFingers, RegDwigнt Sep 1 '18 at 18:05


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    I don't think your example is credible. You might just about be able to say This app represents a rare combination of advice from Fortune 500 leaders and Ivy League positive psychology research, but no way could you replace that clumsy / semantically confused example with the perfect storm. Besides which it's already been pointed out on ELU that "perfect storms" invariably have catastrophic consequences. – FumbleFingers Sep 1 '18 at 17:19
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    @FumbleFingers For someone with 117k reputation, I'd expect a more helpful comment from you that follows stackoverflow.blog/2018/08/07/…. Of course perfect storms have catastrophic consequences; that's why I'm asking the question to try to come up with a word that isn't "perfect storm" and doesn't have that connotation. – Ryan Sep 1 '18 at 17:28
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    I think what you're asking for here is essentially Off Topic "writing advice". But FWIW I'll just say that ad copy writers would quite naturally say their product represents a unique combination [of whatever makes it valuable]. – FumbleFingers Sep 1 '18 at 17:49
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    I actually don't actually see perfect storm in an immediately negative light. Although I'm aware of its literal sense, I consider it to be more neutral and metaphorical. – Jason Bassford Sep 1 '18 at 18:32
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    In the new example sentence, perfect mix sounds right. – Jason Bassford Sep 1 '18 at 18:33