Gin Rickey
The Gin Rickey is a citrusy fizz made with Gin, Lime Juice and Soda Water. It is built and served in a collins glass, about 12% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Collins glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 12% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Collins & Fizz
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlGin
- 22.5mlLime Juice
- 120mlSoda Water
How to make it
- Build the gin and lime juice over ice in a chilled Collins glass, top up with soda water and stir briefly.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
- A true Rickey has no added sugar.
Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.
About the Gin Rickey
Created in 1880s Washington, D.C. for lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey, who took his whiskey with lime and soda but no sugar. The gin version became the classic, turns up in The Great Gatsby, and was named Washington, D.C.'s official cocktail in 2011.
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
All swaps for Gin and Lime Juice
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