Lemon, lime and bitters

Lemon, lime and bitters
Cocktail
TypeMixed drink
ServedStraight up or with ice
Standard garnishSlice of lemon or lime
Standard drinkware
Highball glass
Commonly used ingredients
PreparationRim the inside (and optionally outside) of the glass with 4 to 5 dashes of Angostura Bitters then pour lemonade and lime cordial (15–30 mL) into glass. Garnish with Lemon if desired. Has 0.2% alcohol. Angostura LLB is available in cans as well in a pre-mixed version.

Lemon, lime and bitters (LLB) is a mixed drink made with clear lemonade, lime cordial, and bitters. The drink may have been invented in Australia as late as the 1880s with the addition of lime to lemonade and bitters, an existing home remedy drink.[1] Today it has been described by the national broadcaster as "Australia's national drink"[2] due to its ubiquity on restaurant menus and availability as a pre-mixed beverage.

It was served as a non-alcoholic alternative to "Pink Gin" (gin mixed with Angostura bitters).[2]

  1. ^ "1872 Lemonade and bitters recommended to MPs". Australian Food Timeline.
  2. ^ a b Kriewaldt, Kit (8 December 2018). "The curious origins of the lemon, lime and bitters, Australia's national drink". ABC News. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

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