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The Gin Rickey cocktail: an American recipe from the end of the 19th century.
Recipe
For 1 person
5 cl gin
3 cl squeezed lime juice
7 cl sparkling water
How to make
👉 straight to the glass / 🥃 highball / 🍹 long drink (15cl) / ⏱️ 4 mn
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Put a few ice cubes in a glass.
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Pour in the lime juice, gin then sparkling water.
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Stir with a mixing spoon.
About
The story of Gin Rickey begins in Washington D.C. in the 1880s, when it is said to have been invented by a certain Colonel Joe Rickey, an American politician. According to legend, Colonel Rickey frequented a local bar where he regularly ordered a drink made with gin, lime and soda water.
