
Rum Rickey
ClassicRum, lime, and soda, long and dry.
SummerRefreshingDryCitrusy
2 minEasyLight
Crisp lime and light rum under a lively fizz, bone dry and cooling.
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 3 oz Soda Water
- Lime wedge · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the white rum and lime juice to a highball glass filled with ice.
- 2
Top with the soda water.
- 3
Stir gently to combine.
- 4
Garnish with a lime wedge.
The Story
The Rickey, born in 1880s Washington, D.C., is built on spirit, lime, and soda with no sugar. Rum versions are a natural fit in summer, echoing the Daiquiri's lime and rum in a taller, drier form.
Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lime wedge