rickeys
Gin lime drinks
Rickeys are cocktails made with liquor, lime juice, and carbonated water, served over ice.
The classic is a gin rickey, though bourbon and other spirits work too.
The drink is tart and refreshing, without the sweetness of most mixed drinks: We ordered gin rickeys on the patio.
Named after a 19th-century Washington lobbyist who favored the combination.
Acidic green citrus
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
- club sodaCarbonated water for mixing
- highballSpirit lengthened with mixer
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
whiskey · citrus · fizzy · refreshing · bartender · muddled · sour · tall glass
lime
Acidic green citrus
bourbon · whiskey · citrus · fizzy · refreshing · bartender · muddled · sour · tall glass · ice
Washington DC
American seat of government
- 1880sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- inventionNew device or method
namesake · origin · American · classic · historical · legacy · barman · popularized · patent · tradition
rickeysflips
Quick rotational motions
nogs · hot toddies · mulled wines · Irish coffees · juleps
rickeyspiña coladas
Blended tropical rum cocktails
hurricanes · grasshoppers · mudslides · Tom Collins · daiquiris
rickeysWhite Russians
Coffee-flavored creamy cocktails
eggnog · flips · frozen drinks · slushies
- lime rickeyCitrus highball with soda
- gin rickeyLime soda cocktail