Gin Rickey Recipe: How to Make a Gin Rickey Cocktail
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Last updated: Aug 7, 2024 • 1 min read
The Gin Rickey is a refreshing low-sugar gin cocktail.
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The Origins of the Gin Rickey Cocktail
This classic cocktail is named after lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey, who allegedly collaborated on the cocktail recipe with bartender George A. Williamson at Shoomaker’s Bar in Washington D.C. in the 1880s. The original recipe called for bourbon, but over the years gin became a more popular substitute.
Classic Gin Rickey Cocktail Recipe
makes
1 cocktailprep time
5 mintotal time
5 minIngredients
- 1
Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- 2
Add gin and lime juice.
- 3
Top with soda water, and stir.
- 4
Garnish with a lime wedge or wheel.
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