# Lemon Lime & Bitters

Sparkling lemonade, lime cordial, fresh citrus, and aromatic bitters make an adult Australian refresher with only trace alcohol.

Strength: 0% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 15 ml [Lime cordial](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/lime-cordial.md) — Refrigerate the opened cordial according to its label.
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md) — The bitters are 44.7% ABV; the finished drink contains trace alcohol and is not alcohol-free.
- 1 piece [Lemon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/lemon.md) — Use one small wedge and squeeze it into the drink.
- 1 piece [Lime](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/lime.md) — Use one small wedge and squeeze it into the drink.
- 180 ml [Sparkling lemonade](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sparkling-lemonade.md) — Use cold Australian- or British-style clear sparkling lemonade.

## Glassware

Highball glass

## Garnish

- Lime wedge

## Method

1. Add the cordial and bitters to a chilled highball, squeeze in the lemon and lime wedges, and drop them in.
2. Fill with cubed ice, add the cold sparkling lemonade, and lift once gently.

## Related drinks

- [Pimm’s No. 1 Cup](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/pimms-no-1-cup.md): A restrained British summer highball that lengthens bittersweet, gin-based Pimm’s with sparkling lemonade, cucumber, orange, and mint.
- [Rock Shandy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/rock-shandy.md): Equal sparkling lemonade and soda make South Africa’s brisk, bitters-striped long refresher, finished with lemon.
- [Suffering Bastard](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/suffering-bastard.md): Joe Scialom's wartime Cairo highball, joining gin and brandy with lime cordial, aromatic bitters, and a bracing ginger-beer finish.
- [Gimlet](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gimlet.md): A taut two-part classic concentrating dry gin and preserved lime into a piercing, bittersweet drink.
- [Trinidad Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/trinidad-sour.md): A radical modern sour using aromatic bitters as its base, softened by rye, lemon, and almond.
- [Japanese Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/japanese-cocktail.md): Cognac, orgeat, and aromatic bitters form a foundational stirred cocktail whose dry brandy structure keeps the almond syrup far from tropical territory.
- [Queen’s Park Hotel Super Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/queens-park-hotel-super-cocktail.md): Trinidad rum, sweet vermouth, lime, real grenadine, and Angostura form a tart, aromatic hotel classic wholly distinct from the Queen’s Park Swizzle.
- [Army & Navy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/army-and-navy.md): Orgeat replaces plain sugar in this gin sour, bringing almond richness and orange-flower perfume into a sharply structured, bitters-seasoned drink.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/lemon-lime-and-bitters
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/lemon-lime-and-bitters-ebd41c0a.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.danmurphys.com.au/dans-daily/cocktails/lemon-lime-and-bitters-recipe