Lemon and Lime bore you? – Try these cordial recipes!

You don’t know what a cordial is? You have never made one at home? – Don’t panic: this is a quick and easy way to master it. Basically you can do this with any fruit you like, but I will show you how to make orange cordial and rhubarb cordial.

The most famous cordial flavor is lime. It is the second important ingredient when making a Gimlet, besides gin of course. It was invented for the British Navy as a cure for scurvy and made its way to become one of the more famous gin cocktails.

However, it’s fun to replace lime as the main ingredient in a cordial. But, first things first: What the heck is a cordial? – It’s basically syrup, but it also contains fruit juice and in my opinion not as much sugar as a syrup. You can add citric acid if you like. It prolongs the shelf life and adds an acidic kick.

If you like you can add spices or other ingredients to your fruit of choice, but I like to keep things simple. The main area of application for a cordial is a Gimlet after all and this is a simple, but refreshing drink and should remain so. I like to replace the lime with oranges or rhubarb. Almost any fruit will work here, but it helps the after all balance of the drink if it contains a little acidity. So let’s get on to the recipe

Add all ingredients (except vodka) to pan– bring to boil – let cool to room temperature – bring to boil again – let cool and bottle in clean bottles – add vodka and give a quick shake (after closing the bottle of course);

Add all ingredients (except vodka) to pan– bring to boil – let cool to room temperature – bring to boil again – let cool and bottle in clean bottles – add rum and give a quick shake;

Now you may ask what to do with this new ingredient? You could make a drink of mine that’s called La Mejor Ola, or you could just make a Gimlet. You could even replace the Gin with Tequila and create something new entirely! Just experiment a little! And for the lacy ones here is my Rhubarb Gimlet recipe (you will probably find hundreds of them):

Rhubarb Gimlet:
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Shake – double strain – chilled Cocktail glass;
Garnish: Lemon Twist;