Lemon, lime and bitters (LLB) is a mixed drink made with (clear) lemonade (Sprite etc.), limecordial, and Angostura bitters. The drink may have been invented in Australia as late as the 1980s 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.
Rim 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.
The drink is now available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and elsewhere throughout the Caribbean, where the beverage's popularity has increased since the mid 2010s.
It was served as a non-alcoholic alternative to "Pink Gin" (gin mixed with Angostura bitters).[2]
Historyedit
The exact origin of lemon, lime and bitters is unknown, however it is claimed to have been invented and popularized within Australia sometime around 1880.[3][4] Consequently, LLB is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand where it became customary for golf players to have a drink of LLB after a match of golf.[5]
It is made to order in most bars but a pre-mixed version is made by a number of soft drink companies and is widely available in supermarkets.
See alsoedit
Gunner (cocktail) - a similar Hong Kong drink, with ginger ale, lemon juice and bitters.
^"1872 Lemonade and bitters recommended to MPs". Australian Food Timeline.
^ abKriewaldt, Kit (8 December 2018). "The curious origins of the lemon, lime and bitters, Australia's national drink". ABC News. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^"We drink more than 100 million a year and it's all ours". ABC News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^"Why 'Australia's national drink' is not entirely Australian". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^"Angostura Bitters - Lemon/Lime/Bitters". Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
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