Glass:

Serve in a Fizz or Highball (8oz to 10oz)

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill a FIZZ OR HIGHBALL (8OZ TO 10OZ) GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of length of lime peel .

How to make:

3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
5. TOP with soda.

Review:

Clean, sharp and refreshing. Please don't serve this in a Collins glass, it should be "a short drink served long" in a 10oz Highball or Fizz glass.

Variant:

Bourbon Rickey, Rye Rickey, Vodka Rickey, Apricot Rickey

History:

Rickeys are a family of cocktails believed to have been created by bartender George A. Williamson in 1880 at Shoemaker's Bar in Washington DC and named after Colonel Joseph Kyle Rickey, a Democratic lobbyist who it is said Williamson witnessed squeeze lime into his whisky before topping his drink with soda. Coincidentally or not, Colonel Rickey purchased the bar in 1883 and became a major importer of limes into the US.

The Gin Rickey cocktail first appeared in print in Harry Johnson's 1900 Bartenders Manual, where he calls for "1 wine glass of Tom or Holland gin if required."

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Rickey contains 152 calories

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