Sweet limes (mosambi) in tiki cocktails - Tiki Drinks and Food

W wupput Tiki Socialite Joined: May 03, 2005 Posts: 116	W wupput Posted posted on Sat, Jan 24, 2015 3:19 PM Here in Southern California occasionally at farmers markets I run into a citrus fruit called the "sweet lime." This is not actually a lime - it looks more like a slightly round lemon and it has a very distinctive taste, somewhat orangy with a bit of melon. It is "citrus limetta" and is native to South Asia where it is very popular as a drink and health tonic and is known as Mosambi. I wonder if there is any place for this fruit's juice in a Tiki-type cocktail. I have experimented with using small amounts mixed into a standard margarita with a blanco or reposado, fresh lime, and Cointreau. It adds a bit of sweetness and cuts down the acidity of the lime to make a slightly lighter and more refreshing margarita, but I'm not sure if it would fit in well with any tiki drinks. Anybody ever tried it?

Here in Southern California occasionally at farmers markets I run into a citrus fruit called the "sweet lime." This is not actually a lime - it looks more like a slightly round lemon and it has a very distinctive taste, somewhat orangy with a bit of melon. It is "citrus limetta" and is native to South Asia where it is very popular as a drink and health tonic and is known as Mosambi.

I wonder if there is any place for this fruit's juice in a Tiki-type cocktail. I have experimented with using small amounts mixed into a standard margarita with a blanco or reposado, fresh lime, and Cointreau. It adds a bit of sweetness and cuts down the acidity of the lime to make a slightly lighter and more refreshing margarita, but I'm not sure if it would fit in well with any tiki drinks. Anybody ever tried it?

Post #735883 by wupput on Sat, Jan 24, 2015 3:19 PM