Gin Rickey
ClassicIBA OfficialGin, lime, soda. No sugar, no fuss.
SummerDryRefreshingClassic
3 minEasyLight
Dry and crisp. Juniper and tart lime lengthened by soda, with no sweetness to get in the way — clean and thirst-quenching.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Soda Water to top
- Lime wheels · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2
Add the gin and lime juice.
- 3
Top with soda water and stir gently.
- 4
Garnish with two lime wheels.
The Story
Born in 1880s Washington, D.C. — first with bourbon, then with gin — and named for lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey. Its defining trait is what it leaves out: no sugar at all, just spirit, fresh lime, and soda, making it one of the driest, most refreshing highballs ever built.
Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lime wheels
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