At the bar I worked at in Brisbane (almost 20 years ago now), I was told to tilt the glass after you poured the bitters, so you literally coated half the glass and it slowly ran down the inside. Also we added the lime cordial after the lemonade, as it was heavier and sunk. At that same bar, we had a secret staff drink called a Coke, Lime & Bitters, where you swapped the lemonade for coke, for the added caffeine hit. You can get LLBs in Trinidad, when I was there they were marketed as the Australian drink (obviously with their bitters)

I recently have become addicted to cocktail KZread channels and have just started my journey to making my own. I love your videos. Thank you.

@BehindtheBar

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Thank you for the kind words!

Wow this looks so good. I've been enjoying a lot of rickeys and bucks this summer, and a dash of ango does so much to elevate them. This looks like the perfect nonalcoholic long drink for a hot day. Thanks Cara !

One of my first discoveries after moving to Australia. A nice go to if you’re not drinking or have to drive. Not a plain soda and a nice refreshing taste.

Lemon Squash sounds great! Wonderful recipe.

my Aussie friends swear by this drink but ive never had the pleasure Great video BtB!

@BehindtheBar

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Do it!

Awesome!

That sounds wonderful! Occasionally I'll have some ginger ale with a squeeze of lemon and a dash of some bitter - I have a wonderful grapefruit, rosemary, peppercorn bitter that goes beautifully in it.

@BehindtheBar

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Oooh yum

@saby8765

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You know I had the similar inclination, seemed like ginger flavor would go very nicely with this flavor profile. 👍

To anyone outside of Australia and Britain, make yourself an LLB on your next day off. You will enjoy it for its perfect blend of sweet, sharp, and bitter tastes. Lemonade is the true soda for use. Go Kirks or Solo if you want that extra lemon tartness.

To finish my shift i went with a ginger ale cranberry lime it was my refreshing rehydrating drink of choice

My beloved lemon and lime bitters…. 😌 our most cherished Aussie creation, right up there with Tim tams and meat pies me thinks 🤣 I love bitters so much, there are times when I have legitimately dashed some straight into my mouth 🤣🤣🤣

My personal favourite is to swap out lemonade with tonic water. Never tried pub squash as a lemonade replacement. Imma try that next time

This lady could serve me a glass of water and I would be mesmerised 😃👍

I had never heard of this in Canada. I just made one, and it is delightful! I always crave a sweet/tart drink in the afternoon, and I've been trying to drink less mass-market soda. This is going in my regular rotation.

@BehindtheBar

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Yay, spreading the love haha

When I was working as a bartender in WA (ahem, late 70s early 80s), particularly in the country, you had the pony, glass and middy (5oz, 7oz, 10oz). The pony was a sod to pour beer into off a high pressure tap. Schooners didn't start to appear until the mid 80s, and pints fractionally later (driven by microbreweries, specifically the Matilda Bay Brewing Co).

@BehindtheBar

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Interesting!

Found myself in a pub near the English-Scottish border and ordered an LLB. The bartender only knew how to make it thanks to a Kiwi that had dropped in a few months prior and showed him.

@BehindtheBar

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Haha!

Thank you for this. Naturally, I never heard of that drink here in Germany but it really sounds like something I would like. Definitely going to try this. And holy *** I just died watching that other American guy's video! 😂

@BehindtheBar

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😂

I drank so much of this in my youth

I've never even thought of the idea that this isn't a thing everywhere. It's the go to drink for a deso, and kids love it. I will say though, very occasionally you will find a bartender will not serve this to children cause they just found out bitters has alcohol in it, and it is hilarious. This is the way I've been taught to make LLB here in SA: 1. 2 lime pieces (and lemon if you're feeling extra special) slightly squashed in bottom of glass 2. Ice to fill glass 3. Lemonade (not squash) to top 4. Couple dashes of Ango bitters on top. Having the dashes on top has a beautiful layered effect where the drink starts off red and fades into a yellow, rather than being a solid colour. The drinker can choose to stir it or not.

@BehindtheBar

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I know, I was actually wondering if I would get any backlash from viewers in the States cause I think some can be a bit more concerned about that kind of thing than Aussie or UK parents haha. I do try and keep bitters out of some of our non alcs at Bomba in case people don’t drink for religious reasons cause I feel like that’s maybe a bit of a blurred line? But that’s for adults who can make their own decisions!

@SirZorgulon

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Not drinking any alcohol at all for religious reasons makes sense, but for the kids the ABV of this drink will be well under 0.5% which in the UK is considered “alcohol-free”! In fact the fancy Fentiman’s ginger beer in the UK probably has probably the same amount 😆

Yep, went overseas for the first time and tried to order a lemon lime and bitters. The waitress looked at me like I had two heads. I couldn’t really explain what bitters was back then, so I gave up and ordered a ginger ale. No where near as satisfying. I too prefer lemonade and lime juice in my LLB.

I was allowed these as a kid & felt so sophisticated! I was only allowed 2 😂 not sure that I was ever in danger of being intoxicated on Bitters lol. Definitely the non-drinkers go to at any licensed venue IME 😁

@BehindtheBar

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😂

Here in Sydney... They've all just tasted like soft drinks

@BehindtheBar

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It’s definitely a soft drink, but a more interesting one than most I think!

Oh, also there is an adult version - the VLLB - with Vodka.

@cameronh2402

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Prefer a shot Gin in it personally ;)

Nice one thanks Cara . Talking of glass sizes ; I'm showing my age here , but the traditional sizes in a typical pub Victorian (Aus ) pub were: the Pot 10 oz ; the ''7'' 7oz ; ''6'' , 6 oz and ''Pony '' 5 oz . Hard work on the bar staff , but jee the good old draught used to slide down better! :)

@BehindtheBar

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I love a Pony! Or a Butcher is SA haha

@sundowner62james69

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@@BehindtheBar :) Yeah the ''Crow Eaters'' called it a Butcher ! I could tell you how they gave it that name if you like ? (Maybe I'm already burning up too much of your time ! )

@sundowner62james69

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@@BehindtheBar Ah....I just had a thought , you probably already know how the Butcher got it's name .

@BehindtheBar

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@@sundowner62james69 no I don’t know!

@sundowner62james69

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@@BehindtheBar Ok ...It got it's name because ,it was a small enough glass to allow a butcher, working in his shop close to a pub , to duck out in his short lunch break and swill it down in a hurry !

I've never seen LLB made with squash here in NSW! I hate squash haha so lucky on that front

Isn't Scots-Gaelic still spoken in certain parts of Scotland? Great vid Cara.

@BehindtheBar

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It is! I don’t know any unfortunately, it’s more in the Highlands and Islands.

Has to be Lemonade in an LLB never had it with Lemon Squash . I am a Queenslander though 😅

@bluekoala4382

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Yeah I've never seen it made with lemon squash in Queensland either.

@BehindtheBar

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I believe it the New South Welshmen you can blame for that haha

Didn't register that this could be considered a cocktail, I've never heard it called a LLB before though 🤣 When we're being 'healthy' at home, we sub the lemon for soda (and a splash of simple... Because... "Healthy" lol)

I'm not sure we can even get some of those ingredients here in the States like that CLEAR! Schweppes lemonade. Out of curiosity, Ms. Cara, have you made any cocktails with Irn Bru?

@BehindtheBar

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I know it blows my mind you might not have it haha, it’s such a staple in the UK and here. You know, I haven’t…maybe for Burns Day next year 😜

I wonder if San Pellegrino Limonata could be used? I use their grapefruit for mixing a lot. Well, mixing is a generous term. I just chuck some gin or vodka into it and away I go. It is very good. Never thought about adding some bitters.

@BehindtheBar

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For sure, it would be quite dry but sounds like you’re used to that anyway!

Schwepps Lime juice the same as Rose's Lime Juice?

@BehindtheBar

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Yes, same idea!

When I order a beer (QLD) I just ask "the big one" or "the small one" since I can never remember the size names.

How do lemon squash / "lemonade" compare to what the us would call lemonade?

@BehindtheBar

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Is the US one usually cloudy? They’re both more soda-ish so very carbonated and a bit sweeter but the squash is maybe the closer of the two?

A long vodka minus the vodka in the uk

@BehindtheBar

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Exactly! I wonder where the name long vodka came from. They don’t exist here, they get ordered as a vodka lemon lime bitters…

Spike it, spike it ... 😂 There's enough space left in both glasses 😅

@BehindtheBar

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😂 you never know what happened off camera…

@saby8765

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@@BehindtheBar I'm guessing the LLB became SuperLLB. 🤣

mans didnt even mix it through to get more of the flavouring

Sacrilege! Lemon Squash? Never … plain Lemonade please. Step 1 run a ring of bitters around the inside of the glass. This gives a nice layered look to the drink. Step 2 Lime Juice Cordial (Bickfords is best) .. not the pre-mixed Lime Juice. Step 3 Lemonade Step 4 (optional) shot of vodka 😁 The LLB is a great non-al alternative to beer if you’re the ‘skipper’.

Is that like 7-up, or Sprite? 😅

@BehindtheBar

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Sort of, but those are both lemon-lime technically as opposed to just lemonade! And it’s a bit less sweet I would say, but Sprite is probably the closest.

@andrewbutthead3606

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@@BehindtheBar If they serve Coca cola products, they'd be using Sprite for LLBs, Every bar I've worked at uses Sprite. and @Frank yes, we call Sprite lemonade here in Australia. Traditional lemonade is pretty rare.

Not sure most americans (in the u.s.) are familiar with what a cordial is actually...

@artmallory970

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Perhaps not surprising, given what 'mericans have done to the English language...

@dylanemeraldgrey

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@@artmallory970 the least of our sins...

@BehindtheBar

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True! I think I do talk about them in here too, they’re usually made with fruit juice so just a really concentrated flavour but theres also lots of really artificial ones that are sort of a flavour unto themselves, like the lime haha. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2mtxJqbe5mnp7g.html

I thought the unofficial, non alcoholic, national drink was a Thai Iced coffee/latte lol

@BehindtheBar

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I mean it is a banger but it’s not as widely available I feel - we couldn’t do it at my bar for instance, whereas the LLB is pretty ubiquitous!

Living in Iran, I have neither access nor the taste for any of these drinks. Honestly, I'm here only because of the redhead

@BehindtheBar

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Haha I’ll take it!