Post #305187 by GentleHangman on Wed, May 9, 2007 2:01 PM

Posted: Today; 06:59 am

GentleHangman, odd that you can't get key limes more often. Here in Orlando, my local Publix has them nearly year round.

Definitely not the situation here . . . Key Limes every so often . . . Persian limes are the norm. I'm not complaining about Persian limes in general as I use them most always for my Tiki drinks that call for fresh lime juice. Besides, in Trader Vic's own words regarding the invention of the Mai Tai . . he doesn't specify what type of lime he used but he is pretty particular about all the other ingredients. I'm guessing that he simply used the run-of-the-mill Persian lime. And, I don't recall Key limes being specified in the Grog Log or Intoxica recipes (off the top of my head anyway), simply "Always squeeze your own lime juice. The difference is crucial to the fresh, crisp, "alive' taste you're after."
Maybe the next batch I purchase locally will yield more juice per lime than my current batch.