Hey Derek I wanted to say thank you for sharing this information! I’ve actually been using this technique to make perfectly clear syrups, liqueurs, and shrubs. The flavors I would say are much more bright and sharp. I’m a huge fan of your channel. I’ve been a bartender for 15 years and consider myself more of a culinary specialist making home syrups, tinctures and liqueurs. I’ve been making American classic cocktails my whole career but when I met my wife I shifted more towards Tiki because we both love the culture, ambience, and cocktails. I’m based in San Francisco and work at Bourbon and Branch if you are ever in town. Thank you so much for all you do

Clarified drinks have been a trend in almost all bars we have reviewed on our channel this year, great to know more in depth how they do it :P

While I wouldn't make it often at home, clarifying and making a cordial out of extra citrus that would otherwise go bad is a great way to reduce waste in a bar.

Awesome job as always! Looking forward to the cordial’s use in a future video!

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

See you on Wednesday!

Definitely a cool touch for cocktails

Very fascinating topic! Truffles on the Rocks also has a recipe for a clear lime cordial. I‘ve tried it several times - always easy and delicious. Thought this might be interesting.

3:17 -- what are super bags?? Googled it: "Superbag is a porous, flexible, and heat-resistant culinary sieve adaptable for a variety of containers."

Thank you Very informative

Loving the content Derek! What are the digital scales that you recommend using when it comes to measuring citric acid by weight for example?

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I use the one that the Modernist Pantry sells for the small stuff. It goes to 0.1g. For big stuff just a cheap one from Amazon I use for coffee but don't really love it.

Great video, as always. Thank you! One additional benefit of clarifying - and especially when combining with sugar/syrup to make a cordial - is that it'll last longer. Normally, fresh lemon and lime juice start to oxidize within a few hours of being squeezed, and need to be used same day. A cordial like this made with clarified lime should be substantially as good after 10-15 days as it is on day one. Maybe even longer. Obviously, if your cordial starts to look/smell off before that long, don't trust it, but typically I think you can expect to get at least a couple of weeks out of it. Also, as an East Bay local ... any chance you want to hook it up with your lime plug? 👀

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

Great points! Las Montanas Markets had the cheap limes (pretty sure they're all over the East Bay), but it may just be right now. I went in a week later and it was the same case of limes and you could tell they had been sitting there.

@ApothecaryAlyth

5 ай бұрын

@@makeanddrink Thank you for the tip. I love Las Montañas but I only visit a few times a year. I'll keep an eye on their weekly ads.

Ok I was waiting for this video because this is one of the scarier things in Tropical Standard and the potential use of a centrifuge.

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

I am comfortable enough now to do this quickly without the recipe. Very easy!

@firebricks3

5 ай бұрын

@@makeanddrink I'm very interested in seeing if the recipes that require clarified lime juice (via the "Don's Mix" in there) are worth the effort.

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

@firebricks3 those drinks are already filmed. Worth it.

I live somewhere where limes are $1 EACH, so this is not something I'd do. This was still fun to watch though and I look forward to seeing this being used.

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

but that might be an argument to make a lime cordial so you can preserve some of that lime juice.

Clarified LEMON juice makes the ultimate Aviation! Strongly recommend you take on SOME clarification method!

@HighKingTurgon

5 ай бұрын

Derek, would you like a portable induction burner? I literally have one that I've never used and I really don't have the cookware for it. Yours if you could use it. Provided I can shove it in a priority mail box

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the offer! I have one, but because cooking on camera takes a while, makes things more complicated, and because I've blown some circuits with the induction + cameras + lights I have been avoiding it. But thank you!

@HighKingTurgon

5 ай бұрын

@@makeanddrink all the sense in the world. Plus it's more b-roll to shoot!

I'd like to taste test the difference between this and agar clarified lime juice.

very cool

Thanks for the video, but I’m not sure I can find all the needed ingredients 🙂

Hi, thank you for your great videos. I'm wondering what the advantage of the clarification method you show in this video is comparing to the agar-agar method? I have been workig with it so far, but I wonder whether acquiring the new necessary means would be beneficial. Thanks for your help!

@makeanddrink

3 ай бұрын

For me the advantage was simply using products I already had and a method I've used for other things. I can't say for certain which method would yield clearer results or the higher yield, but for me the "non centrifuge" process is easier so long as you have all the products. But if you are already set up and know how to do agar-agar, it might not make sense to do this alternative method.

I did something like this using a recipe from Kevin Koss. It was a Clarified Mint Lime Cordial. Tried twice but it unfortunately never turned out as good as Kevin's in his KZread video. Still made a great Mojito with it though

Hi!! How about using agar-agar into the cordial (not the lime juice) to sequestrate teh solids and then pass it through coffeee filters? Didn't we end up with the same result with much fewer ingredients?

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

I couldn’t tell you. That’s not something I’ve tried before. The agar clarification is obviously another popular method that you’re familiar with and I’m not even implying this method is better, but Pectinex is something I always have on hand and always looking for other ways to use it. In the future I’ll definitely explore the differences and yields more, but this was something I wanted to get out sooner than later to use it in upcoming cocktails.

To avoid waste when separating the clarified juice from the solids - can this be put through a coffee filter or something similar?

@paulg6778

5 ай бұрын

Yes. This is answered in the last ~2 minutes of the video.

@DeletedRedactedConfidential

5 ай бұрын

@@paulg6778 Thank you! I must not have been paying close enough attention. I heard that more could be extracted if one is patient but missed the method to be used while being patient. I've given the last few minutes a relisten and they do indeed state to use a coffee filter. I guess I could be a bit more patient and make sure i'm watching until the end :)

@makeanddrink

5 ай бұрын

Wishing I could have made this is a little more concise and clearer, but ultimately needed to get off my plate to move on to uses in cocktails. If you read the description theres a little more info on Pros/Cons. Coffee filter will work and get you to mid 80% yield or higher, but you'll need to change filters a couple times.

@paulg6778

5 ай бұрын

@@DeletedRedactedConfidentialNo worries, and sorry if I came off sounding a little clipped! As Derek said, the extra solids that pass through the coffee filter do change the flavor a bit (and the reduced clarity is annoying), but I recommend trying it on whatever’s left after you’ve racked the good stuff and seeing if you don’t mind it. If the changes annoy you, there is another option: give a quick google for “quick agar clarification”, and look for an article on Dave Arnold’s old Cooking Issues blog in particular. Agar is another option for filtering that will result in a clearer product (although it’s more work than just babysitting a coffee filter). Hopefully that gives you some additional options to experiment with. Good luck!

@DeletedRedactedConfidential

5 ай бұрын

@@paulg6778 Great advice, thanks again!

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@makeanddrink

2 ай бұрын

You’re not real

@Limejuice305

2 ай бұрын

@@makeanddrink ...🙄 It's says 💯 lime juice on my bottle.. I mean chest 😒