Lime Rickey
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Lime Rickey is any of several drinks, some alcoholic cocktails and some not, that feature lime juice as a key ingredient. Other components may include, gin, rum, vodka, bitters, and carbonated water, and possibly simple syrup or other flavorings. Soda-fountain versions may include grape, cherry or raspberry syrup, which makes it essentially a limeade. A popular Cuban version is the mojito, made with key lime juice, rum, simple syrup, soda water and muddled mint leaves. The Lime Rickey is also known as a Gin Rickey.
Rumored to be named for Colonel Rickey, an English officer once based in Washington, D.C., it is more popularly cited as originally being from the seaside resort community of Wildwood, New Jersey. A popular variation of the drink mixes equal parts vodka, lime juice and gin into a highball glass over ice cubes. It is then filled with carbonated water and stirred. To finish the drink you must then garnish with the wedge of a fresh lime.
[edit] Popular culture
Although the Lime Rickey is a lesser known drink, it has recently gained popularity. It has appeared as a bit part in numerous novels. In The Simpsons episode "Burns, Baby Burns," Mr. Burns says to his long, lost son Larry Burns, "How dare you interrupt my Lime Rickey! State your business."
[edit] Similar cocktails
- Gimlet (Cocktail)
- Gin and Tonic
- Gin Sour
- Gin Rickey
- Green Dragon
- Hanky-Panky cocktail
- Lady Finger
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Maiden's Prayer
- Martini
- Negroni
- Pink Gin
