Citrus cocktail

A citrus cocktail or citrus-forward cocktail is a cocktail whose dominant taste is that of a citrus fruit. Examples include the Bee's Knees, margarita, caipirinha, or Spanish-style gin and tonic. Citrus tonics are often gin-based because of the citrus and other floral elements used in the distillation process. Limoncello is also sometimes used.[1] Mint is sometimes used as a cooling element to citrus-forward cocktails.[2] Spicy vodkas, such as a green chile vodka with lime and cilantro, can also be used.[3]

Citrus cocktails are often paired with piquant Mexican and Asian foods so that the tartness will serve as a foil for the spices.[4] Citrus-forward cocktails are also sometimes paired with seafood.[5]

The opposite of a citrus cocktail would be a spirit-forward cocktail, in which the spirit is the core flavor, and other ingredients such as bitters and shrubs are used to highlight the base spirit.[6]

References
  1. Mafit, Dillon (February 6, 2018). "4 Drinks to Make with That Bottle of Limoncello You Definitely Have". Supercall.
  2. Editors of PUNCH. Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "9 Flavored Vodkas That Actually Taste Pretty Good". The Manual. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  4. Tan, Cheryl Lu-Lien (April 26, 2012). "Pairing Cocktails With Food" – via www.wsj.com.
  5. Andr Darlington, Tenaya Darlington. The New Cocktail Hour: The Essential Guide to Hand-Crafted Drinks.
  6. "Cocktail Articles and Info". CocktailSpy.
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