Gin Rickey
A refreshing, sugarless highball of gin, lime, and soda water.
ClassicTartRefreshingDry
Ingredients
- Gin2 oz (60 ml)
- Lime Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Sparkling Water4 oz (120 ml)
- Lime Wedge1
How to make it
- Build gin and lime juice in a highball glass over ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Stir gently.
Glass: Highball
May contain: Gluten, Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Rickey was born at Shoomaker's bar in Washington, D.C. in the 1880s, reputedly named for lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey. Originally made with bourbon, the bone-dry mix of spirit, lime and soda became most famous in its gin form during the gin-soaked early 1900s.
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