Lime Drinks
Cocktails, mocktails and punches, styles and ingredients with a lime flavor profile.
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| Drink | Flavor | Flavor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 747 Drink | 163 | 7.0 | CitrusTart | Lime |
| 2 | Acapulco | 160 | 21.1 | SweetCitrus | — |
| 3 | After Dinner Cocktail | 188 | 17.5 | CitrusSweet | Lime |
| 4 | Amante Picante | 248 | 8.5 | CitrusLime | Lime |
| 5 | Apple Rum Rickey | 111 | 27.9 | LimeApple | Lime |
| 6 | Apricot Lady | 232 | 17.4 | SweetCitrus | — |
| 7 | Aqueduct | — | — | CitrusOrange | — |
| 8 | Autodafé | 92 | 16.9 | SparklingCitrus | Lime |
| 9 | Bacardi Cocktail | 299 | 14.6 | LimeCitrus | Lime |
| 10 | Barracuda | 247 | 16.6 | SweetVanilla | — |
| 11 | Basil 8 | — | — | SweetLime | Lime |
| 12 | Bianca | — | — | TartCitrus | — |
| 13 | Bible Belt | 299 | 16.2 | SweetCitrus | Lime |
| 14 | Billy Taylor | 152 | 14.5 | CitrusLime | Lime |
| 15 | Bloody Mary | 373 | 6.5 | SpiceSpicy | — |
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Cocktails
- 747 DrinkLimeCitrusTartLime
- AcapulcoSweetCitrusSugar
- After Dinner CocktailLimeCitrusSweetLime
- Amante PicanteLimeCitrusLimeFresh
- Apple Rum RickeyLimeLimeAppleCitrus
- Apricot LadySweetCitrusApricot
- AqueductCitrusOrangeSweet
- AutodaféLimeSparklingCitrusLime
- Bacardi CocktailLimeLimeCitrusVanilla
- BarracudaSweetVanillaApple
What are lime drinks?
How to browse
How to browse lime drinks
lime is useful for both cocktails and alcohol-free drinks. Start with lighter recipes if you want refreshment, then move to stronger or richer matches if you want more intensity.
When to choose it
When to choose lime drinks
Choose lime drinks when you want fruit aroma, freshness or juicy sweetness to lead. This flavor appears in 237 recipe matches, so compare related drinks by strength and acidity.
Skip if
Skip lime drinks if...
Skip lime drinks if you want something austere, dry or spirit-led. Fruit-forward drinks usually feel more aromatic, softer or juicier.
What it is
What does lime mean in drinks?
Lime is a flavor direction used to describe how a drink tastes, smells and finishes. It helps compare recipes, ingredients, beer styles and wine styles by taste rather than by name alone.
Lime drinks — FAQ
- What does lime mean in a drink?
- Lime describes sharp green citrus flavour with bright acidity and aromatic peel notes. It is central to many rum, tequila, gin and vodka drinks, especially tropical, sour, highball and refreshing cocktail styles.
- How does WhatDrink choose drinks for the Lime page?
- Drinks are selected from recipes with a canonical lime flavour tag and then ordered using recipe-quality and coverage signals. Inclusion reflects structured flavour evidence, not an editorial ranking of the best drinks.
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Flavor profiles are approximate and based on recipe ingredients, preparation and typical drink style. Actual flavour can vary by brand, garnish and serving method.