Zing a zing a roses (Rose's Lime Cordial)

Member Name: Donf18

Product:	Rose's Lime Cordial
Date:	03/04/06 (479 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice and fruity and zingy

Disadvantages: none

Roses lime cordial unless I am very much mistaken is THE original lime cordial, and as of yet I have still to find one which even comes close. Not that I did indeed find many more anyway but there are a few.

The liquid itself has quite a thick viscosity and is a yellowy shade of green, a bit like an unripe banana. It can be drunk on it's own as a mixer for a shot of spirit like vodka in which case it does taste very nice, but it is recommended to dilute to taste. It does have a fruity smell although I did not find this as strong as I had expected. It arrives in a square tube shaped bottle of plastic and has a bright green top and label. On the label the word ROSES dominates a white oval in the centre. Under this in outlined font are the words Lime Juice Cordial. The packaging is not nearly as impressive as the contents.

On a nice hot summer's day take a nice tall glass and fill up to about a third of the glass with Roses lime Cordial, add a liberal amount of ice cubes or better still crushed ice. Top up with water and bask in the sunlight whilst drinking the zingiest zing, and be refreshed to the max. The cordial once diluted tastes extremely fruity and has one heck of a zing to it; it brings every taste bud to life. It is quite sweet too but this quite nicely counteracts the zinginess to make a very nice refreshing drink.

Another option for a drink is as before but this time add either fizzy lemonade or tonic water, once again this makes a great drink for a summers day assuming we are going to have a summer this year. A little vodka added to the tonic version makes for another very pleasant drink with two kicks, one from the voddy and one from the lime.

The drink comes in a litre bottle and costs in the region of £1.29 from ASDA and other good stores. It is however a product I only see now and then so I usually purchase a bottle when seen since I have no idea when it will be available again.

It is a very pleasant drink and well worth the money, I'm sure you can think of many more concoctions to dream up with such a versatile mixer at you disposal.

Summary: A nice mixer with tonic