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Cocktail recipe

Gin Rickey

A shaken cocktail featuring Gin, Lime juice, Simple Syrup.

Gin Rickey cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 22.5 ml Lime Juice
  • 22.5 ml Simple Syrup
  • 1 Club soda

Method

  1. Add Gin, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until cold.
  3. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
  4. Add Club soda last and stir gently to combine.
  5. Optional garnish: straw, lemon and lime ribbons, fresh basil.

Story

Made in Washington, DC, in the 1880s at Shoomaker's bar for Colonel Joe Rickey, a Democratic lobbyist, originally with bourbon and later gin. It became the city's official native cocktail in 2011.