Classic Lime Rickey
The lime rickey is an outrageously refreshing drink that works as a cocktail or mocktail! It’s equally as delicious with gin or virgin.*
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: Cocktails
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) fresh lime juice*
- For a cocktail: 3 ounces gin or whiskey
For a mocktail: 1/4 teaspoon caper juice or pickle juice**, 1/2 ounce simple syrup, or omit entirely - 4 ounces (1/2 cup) soda water
- Ice, for serving (try clear ice)
- For the garnish: lime wedges
Instructions
- Add the lime juice and alcoholic or non-alcoholic mixer (whiskey, gin, caper juice or simple syrup) to highball glass and stir.
- Fill with ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with lime wedges.
Notes
*For a fruity spin, go to Cherry Lime Rickey or Raspberry Lime Rickey.
**Caper juice or pickle juice may sound unusual, but they’re a way to mimic the flavor of alcohol (see our Virgin Margarita).
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/lime-rickey/
