Lemon, lime and bitters
Lemon, Lime and Bitters (often abbreviated as LLB ) is an almost alcohol-free long drink . It is made with lemonade ( lemonade ), lime juice (alternatively Lime Juice Cordial ) and a few splashes of aromatic bitters ( Angostura bitters ). Angosturabitter does contain 44.7% alcohol by volume , due to the small amount - a few splashes - the alcohol content of the finished drink is well below 1% by volume, even with a generous dose (for comparison: ripe banana: up to 1% by volume , grape juice: up to 0.6% vol., non-alcoholic beer: up to 0.5% vol.).
Lemon, Lime and Bitters originally come from Australia and are preferably drunk there after a game of golf . On average, 50 million “LLB” are consumed in Australia each year. In Australia and Trinidad and Tobago , Lemon, Lime and Bitters are available in bottles as a ready-to- drink soft drink .
preparation
In a long drink glass ( highball glass ) filled with ice cubes, add a few dashes (spritzes) of Angostura bitters and 15 to 30 ml of lime juice, depending on your taste , then top up with lemonade and garnish with a lime or lemon wedge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ For comparison values see ethanol # occurrence . Calculation: 4 dashes of 0.75 ml = 3 ml Angostura bitter (44.7% vol.) To 200 ml non-alcoholic liquid (lemonade, lime juice, melt water) results in 0.67% vol. Alcohol content.
- ↑ Angostura Bitters - Lemon / Lime / Bitters ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. As of June 1, 2008.
