Classic Non-Alcoholic
Lime Rickey
Col. Rickey's sober kin
Fresh lime and soda, sweetened just enough. The non-alcoholic descendant of Colonel Joe Rickey's original whiskey-and-lime concoction from 1880s Washington.
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 5 oz Soda Water
Method
Squeeze a whole lime into a highball, dropping the spent half in. Add simple syrup. Fill with ice. Top with soda water. Stir once. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Sourced from Named for Colonel Joe Rickey, Washington D.C. lobbyist (1880s). Non-alcoholic version widely canonical by early 20th century.