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Zest is used in some cocktails not only for flavor and aroma but also for color as a garnish. For use as a cocktail garnish, zest often is cut in a long spiral called a twist. Cocktails featuring a twist include Dry Martini and Horse's Neck. For maximum flavor and aroma, as in mulled wine, zest is simply cut from the fruit with a knife.
The gimlet (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ m l ə t /) is a cocktail made of gin and lime cordial.A 1928 description of the drink was: gin, and a spot of lime. [1] A description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else."
While smelling cut limes isn’t likely to harm a child or anyone else trying to get a better night's rest, Ortiz cautions parents to be careful with essential oils, whether they're lime-based or not.
A curled shape may come from cutting the wedge into a spiral, winding it around a straw or other object, or as a byproduct of the cutting. The name may refer to the shape of the garnish, which is typically curled or twisted longitudinally, or else to the act of twisting the garnish to release fruit oils that infuse the drink. [ 1 ]
The cocktail often consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, soda water, and mint. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its combination of sweetness, citrus , and herbaceous mint flavors is intended to complement the rum, and has made the mojito a popular summer drink.
The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey.
A long vodka is made by adding lemonade, or soda water, and lime cordial to 1 or 2 shots of vodka on ice. The glass can either be rinsed (and then emptied) with Angostura bitters, or 2–3 drops can be added to taste; distinguishing the drink from a vodka lime and lemonade.
Contact with lime peel or lime juice followed by exposure to ultraviolet light may lead to phytophotodermatitis, [16] [17] [18] which is sometimes called margarita photodermatitis [19] [20] or lime disease [21] (not to be confused with Lyme disease). Bartenders handling limes and other citrus fruits while preparing cocktails may develop ...