Name: Gin Rickey
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; ½ oz lime juice; 3 oz soda water

A sparse 1880s Washington highball of gin, fresh lime, and soda over ice — no sugar, nothing hidden — delivering dry, botanical quench that predates the Tom Collins.

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Gin Rickey

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Cocktails finished with sparkling wine, soda, tonic, or ginger beer. Effervescence adds lift, a dry edge, and a refreshing feel.

Effervescent

Cocktails designed to cool and revive — light, bright, and often long. Refreshing drinks shine in summer and warm weather.

Refreshing

Cocktails that feel clean, dry, and snappy, often highlighting a single spirit with a light modifier. Crisp drinks are common in highballs and classic martinis.

Gin Rickey

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