19/01/2026
Citrus is something we use in our cocktails everyday 🍊 When used thoughtfully, citrus becomes more than juice or decoration for your drinks. It shapes balance, aroma, texture, efficiency, and sustainability 🍋
Here are a few ways in which limes, lemons and oranges are used at OE:
Citrus as Structure, Not Just Sourness
- Provides acidity that balances sweetness, alcohol and dilution. Thinking this way shifts citrus from an ingredient to a balancing system.
Acid adjusted juices
- The juices can be acidified adjusted with the addition of citric acid, malic acid and sugar which allows control over taste, consistency, and shelf life.
For making super juice
- The aromatic oils from the peels of these fruits produces far more usable liquid than traditional juicing when combined with acid adjusting elements. Some of its benefits are longer shelf life, brighter aroma, major waste reduction and service efficieny without dependency on freshly squeezed juice.
And the leftover fruit after extracting the peels for super juices ? They can be juiced or dehydrated as an edible garnish (or for a flavor intense infusion).
After all this, the only thing you’ll be disposing of is the seeds !
