Lime Rickey

Lime Rickey

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Gin
    Bourbon whiskey
  • Served
    On the rocks
  • Standard garnish
    Lime half shell
  • Standard drinkware
    Highball glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    2oz bourbon, rye whiskey, or gin
    Half of a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass
    Sparkling mineral water
  • Preparation
    Combine spirit, lime and shell in a highball or wine glass. Add ice, stir and then add sparkling mineral water.

The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water.

Little or no sugar is added to the rickey.

It was originally created with bourbon in Washington, D.C. at Shoomaker’s bar by bartender George A.

Gin Ricky
Use a sour glass.
Squeeze the juice of one lime into it.
1 small lump of ice.
1 wine glass of plymouth gin.
Fill the glass with syphon seltzer, and serve with small bar spoon.

References
Rickey (cocktail)

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