Syrup
Traditional Lime Cordial
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Traditional lime cordial is lime juice and zest with sugar: greener, more aromatic, sharper than lemon cordial. Fresh-lime versions taste of peel oil; cooked ones can go candy. A gimlet historically used sweetened lime. Fresh lime cordial is brighter than a long-cooked one.
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Characteristics
Preparations
DiluteGimlet
Traits
BarCandy If OvercookedGimlet KinGreenGreen SharpLime Juice ZestPeel OilSharper Than Lemon
History
GB
Preserved lime juice and sugar went to sea; sweet lime mixes became a bar habit.
Household lime cordial was bottled in citrus colonies and Britain.
Traditional fresh lime cordial was remade by bartenders tired of candy lime.