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Classic Mixers Differences?

SL
SlandT 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings Author Posted 7 Mar '24

I've been looking at some classic (mostly rum based) cocktail recipes from Disney cookbooks from the 70s and 80s.

One of the most confusing ingredients is 'Lemon Bar Mix'.  I've seen it described other places as another name for sour mix, except the same cookbook ALSO has drinks that use sour mix.

Can anyone tell me what the differences are (and maybe how to make or substitue for):

Sour Mix (I've seen 2:2:1 Simple syrup, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice recommended (sometimes 1:1:1))

Lime Juice Concentrate

Lemon Bar Mix

Lemon Sour Mix

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DB 🇺🇸 | 81 ratings Replied 7 Apr '24

I think there's a Youtuber that does a lot of Disney cocktails. Might want to check that out? Maybe that'll come up! Or contact the person, he might know.

SL
SlandT 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings Author Replied 7 Apr '24

Actually, I have really old physical Disney Cookbooks.  I only recently started trying the cocktails in them.

SL
SlandT 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings Author Replied 21 May '24

So far from my experience:

Sour Mix: 1 : 1 : 1-1/2 = Lemon Juice, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup

Lime Juice Concentrate: You can buy Monin Lime Concetrate Syrup on Amazon, I use TrueLime (which you should probably use a bit less of since it isn't a syrup).

Lemon Bar Mix:  Franco's is a Florida company that has been around since the 70's and is probably what Disney was using.  They make a powdered lemon flavored mix that you dissolve in water to use at your bar.  I'd use lemon juice and some simple syrup instead.

"Ingredients: Sugar, Citric Acid, Non-fat Dry Milk, Natural Lemon Flavor, Sodium Citrate, Vegetable Gums (Contains Soy), Fruit and Vegetable Oils, and U.S. Certified Color FD & C Yellow No. 5."

 

Lemon Sour Mix:  (1/2 or 1):2:3 = Lime, Lemon, Simple Syrup

 

Sweet and Sour Mix: 1:1 Lime, Simple Syrup

 

At least that's what my research has turned up.

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