My Go-To Lemon Lime Bitters Recipe for a Refreshing Sip Without the Booze There’s something about the first sip of a lemon ...

or try reducing the syrup quantity and muddling in a few plump blackberries to boost the juicy sweetness. Switch some of the sour lemon juice for grapefruit for a mellow bitter balance.

This pre-Prohibition cocktail invented in the 1880s combines gin, fresh lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and an egg white ... lending just the right amount of bitter anise aromatics.