"Gunther Anderson" > wrote in message
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> Von Fourche wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the info!
> >
> > Another question - how important is it to use fresh squeezed lime
> > compared to lime in a bottle like a bottle of "Real Lime" found in
grocery
> > stores? Will the lime taste the same in a tropical drink?
>
> I doubt it will taste the same, but whether it doesn't taste as good is
> entirely your decision. The best I can say is, try it. I'm not a
> bar-tender, just a liqueur maker. I can tell you how to make stuff, but
> I really don't have much to say about what to do with it once you've
> made it.




I'm just wondering if you can make drinkable and enjoyable drinks using
bottled lime or is it basically a big no no. I might as well buy a lime
squeezer and squeeze my own limes since they are so cheap to begin with.

Another question - some drinks call for a dash or two of something, like
grenadine. How do you measure a dash?

I might try my hand at a tequila sunrise this weekend. The instructions
I have say:

1. 1/23oz tequila
2. 5oz fresh orange juice
3. 2 dash of grenadine

I have the tequila and grenadine. I thought I would just buy orange
juice in a carton or gallon to use since I'm a newbie to mixing drinks.