One of the most popular "fruit" components of the mixed drinks is tropical citrus – a lime. Without it it is impossible to make such popular cocktails as Margarita, "Mojito", "Daiquiri" and a great number of others.
The close relative of a lemon – a lime, nevertheless, differs in much from the larger fellow. At a lime the thin greenish peel, saturated aroma, isn't enough than the reminding lemon and absolutely unique taste. This taste does a lime fruit by an irreplaceable component in many salads and, certainly, in cocktails.
Mojito
The most classical cocktail, loved as speak, Hemingway – well-known "Mojito" - can't be made without lime. To be necessary for preparation of cocktail rather large number of components and devices. But business is worth it. So, at the first stage it is necessary to place in a high cylindrical glass-haydboll 10-12 leaflets of mint and 2 teaspoons of a refiner syrup. Now mint and sugar should be rumpled a madler – adaptation which is a thin pestle for juice expressing of fruit and berries directly in that ware in which drink will be served. Madler it is possible to replace with a usual pestle or something similar.
The second stage begins with filling of a glass with mint and sugar mix chipped людьм. It is necessary to fill a glass up to the top. Now in capacity it is necessary to pour in 40 milliliters of light rum, and then to add up to the full volume of soda. Last stroke: thrust two straws in a glass and decorate drink with segment of a lime and branches of mint.
Margarita
One more most famous cocktail which wouldn't take place, don't think up the nature a lime – unique, unimaginable, bright Margarita. By the way, so we love cocktail and I am famous around the world that for its giving even the special glass – Margarita is thought up. To prepare Margarita, it is necessary to take the glass of the same name and having turned a bottom up, to dunk its rim at first into water, and then into small salt. Thus, on an edge of a glass the traditional ornament in the form of a rim is formed of salt. Now it is necessary to take a shaker, to add to it a little chipped ice, 20 milliliters of Cointreau orange liqueur, 35 milliliters of gold tequila, 15 milliliters of fresh lime juice. All components need to be stirred up several times with a force. Now ready cocktail through a strainer can be poured in a glass. If the strainer near at hand didn't appear, then it is possible to use the small strainer which is available in any kitchen.
Daiquiri
Magnificent refreshing "Daiquiri" is prepared differently and from different components today. However the classical recipe of drink surely includes a lime. To prepare classical Cuban "Daiquiri", it is necessary to fill a shaker with ice, then to pour in it in 45 milliliters of light rum, 20 milliliters of fresh juice of a lime and 15 milliliters of a sugar syrup. Now the shaker should be stirred up several times strongly then to pour its contents through a strainer in a cocktail glass – a glass in in the form of the turned umbrella on a thin long leg. A lime – one of the most popular ingredients for cocktails. Besides above-mentioned drinks, the lime is a component of such eminent cocktails as "I am cosmopolitan", "Mai Tai" who didn't lose popularity even from the middle of the last century of "Kamikaze" and a great number of others.