I heart sweetened lime juice

[lemon boy]

Seems like a no brainer right? Rose's or Major Peter's either way, sweetened lime juice is an essential bar stock from gimlets to VTz a little lime juice goes great, that said it pales in comparison to what you can make in a few moments at home.

Lemon Boy's Evil Lime Juice:
limes, squeezed into a small saucepan
sugar* (1tblspn/lime)
water (2parts water to 3 parts lime)

simmer/lightly boil for a few mins while stirring and cool, then use. It is much better than commercial SLJs.

*I started experimenting with just plain white sugar, now I mix about 2 heaping tablespoons of brown per 12 limes and then sweeten with white sugar to taste.
**go ahead, buy the good organic dark brown sugar it is woodford reserve to normal brown sugar's McCormick's

[Tye 1on]

Lemon boy finds limes?

[Steven S. Dallas]

He's a lover of all things citrusy.

[Professor]

That stuff would be disgusting to put in my Coors Light

[Tye 1on]

That stuff would be disgusting to put in my Coors Light

Hmmmm, not sure anything could f*ck up Coors Light...

[Tippster]

Use Turbinado Sugar. Less molasses than brown, so less bitter.

[cj001f]

That stuff would be disgusting to put in my Coors Light

limes in coors light. Now I've heard everything

[fez]

hey lb, try just combining the water and sugar in the sauce pan. then cool that mixture and add it to the lime juice. .

the boiling/heating will cook off some of the aromatics of the lime juice, you may get a more intense, fresher flavor without cooking the lime juice.

it might also be worth trying to zest the limes into the water sugar mixture before heating and strain it out after.

edit: ive never made my own lime juice, just thoughts i had when i read that recipe.

[irul&ublo]

Take some sugar (superfine if you can find it) and some lime peel and put it in a plastic bag. Let sit for awhile, few days or so. Discard peel. Take equal parts of the sugar and water and make a simple syrup. Add some lime zest, cool and strain. Then add to lime juice as needed per drink.

[AsheanMT]

Coors Light would be disgusting to put in my mouth!

[Woodsy]

ordele"
es truly the holy grail of cocktailiness.
best Marg I have had in fervever
above
Cassadores
contreau,
ice

thanks LB

[lemon boy]

de nadaia

[Mulletizer]

I prefer lime juice sweetened with brown sugar and a decent dose of cachaça.