Post #304655 by telescopes on Mon, May 7, 2007 1:43 PM

Florida grows many varieties of limes. Persian limes are not what was used for drinks or pies for lots of reasons, non of which had to do with where they were grown. I understood you lament about location. However, location is a lesser concern in terms of quality. Who cares if a local lime can provide lots of juice if the juice is the wrong type of juice for the drink in question.

Having tended bar as well as tended several bartenders, the only lime we ever used was key lime. I simply feel this is important to point out given that many home drink makers might wonder why thier home mixes fail to taste right. Hence why I agree with you on the bottled lime... they make theirs using key lime juice.