The key to this drink is the homemade sweet and sour, and it is totally worth the extra work. Trust me on this one I use this juicer to make quick work of making the homemade sweet and sour mix. But don't get me wrong, I have made it plenty of times using a reamer, too. Sometimes the color of my sweet and sour mix varies but don’t stress. It just has to do with the variety of your lemon or limes.