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Lime Drinks

Cocktails, mocktails and punches, styles and ingredients with a lime flavor profile.

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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.

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Top cocktails with Lime
DrinkFlavorFlavor
1747 Drink1637.0
CitrusTart
Lime
2Acapulco16021.1
SweetCitrus
3After Dinner Cocktail18817.5
CitrusSweet
Lime
4Amante Picante2488.5
CitrusLime
Lime
5Apple Rum Rickey11127.9
LimeApple
Lime
6Apricot Lady23217.4
SweetCitrus
7Aqueduct
CitrusOrange
8Autodafé9216.9
SparklingCitrus
Lime
9Bacardi Cocktail29914.6
LimeCitrus
Lime
10Barracuda24716.6
SweetVanilla
11Basil 8
SweetLime
Lime
12Bianca
TartCitrus
13Bible Belt29916.2
SweetCitrus
Lime
14Billy Taylor15214.5
CitrusLime
Lime
15Bloody Mary3736.5
SpiceSpicy

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What are lime drinks?

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.

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 common is lime in the WhatDrink catalogue?
Lime is linked to 252 recipes, including 223 cocktails, 19 mocktails, 2 shots, 8 punches and 0 coffee cocktails. These are catalogue relationships, not a claim that every drink tastes equally strongly of lime.
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.