# Really silly question about Roses Sweetened Lime Juice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-question-about-roses-sweetened-lime-juice/339984 "2006-01-14T19:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-question-about-roses-sweetened-lime-juice/339984/1 "2006-01-14T19:19:34Z")
I’ve never used the stuff up until a few days ago. Anyways I picked up a bottle at the store and when I opened it up at home, I noticed it has almost a skunky smell to it. (It doesn’t expire for quite a while IIRC). So, is that normal, should it have a funky smell, or did I grab a bad bottle? ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-question-about-roses-sweetened-lime-juice/339984/2 "2006-01-15T02:33:12Z")
You appear to have grabbed Rose’s As-of-late-Unpatented Skunk Juice. You should return it to the store and exchange it immediately before mixing your gin & tonic. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-question-about-roses-sweetened-lime-juice/339984/3 "2006-01-15T02:34:21Z")
My bottle smells quite limey, and I’ve had it for years. Take it back! Won’t somebody think of the tonic?