Lime Rickey Recipes

CLASSIC LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• 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.

CHERRY-LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Combine the cherries, sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Carefully smash the cherries with a potato masher, then simmer the mixture until slightly reduced and dark red, about 10 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Strain the mixture through a strainer into a heatproof container, pressing on the cherry solids to extract all the juice. There should be about 1 3/4 cups of syrup. Let cool for 30 minutes.
• Combine the cherry syrup with the limeade and lime juice in a pitcher and stir well. There will be about 3 cups total.
• To serve: Either stir in 3 cups water if you want a still drink, or mix equal parts of the drink mix with seltzer in a glass. Serve over ice with frozen cherries and lime wheels.

GIN RICKEY

Steps:

• Fill a highball glass 3/4 full with ice. Pour in gin, lime juice, and sugar. Stir, and fill remainder of the glass with seltzer water. Garnish with a lime slice.

SUNSHINE LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Fill 2 tall glasses three-fourths full with ice. Add half the simple syrup, lime juice, orange juice and bitters to each glass. Top each with 1/2 cup club soda; stir. Garnish as desired.

LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Build all the ingredients in a collins or iced-tea glass and top with soda. Garnish with a spiral piece of lime peel.

KEY LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and serve in ice-filled glass.

CHAMOMILE LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Combine the lime juice and chamomile simple syrup in a large (16- to 18-ounce) tumbler and stir to combine. Taste and add more lime juice or syrup, if you'd like.
• Fill with ice, top off with the seltzer and gently mix to combine. Garnish with lime slices, or an organic edible flower, if you are feeling extra fancy.

LIME RICKEY

Steps:

• Prepare simple syrup by boiling 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water until sugar dissolves.
• Cool.
• Add lime juice.
• Add bitters to taste.
• If desired tint a delicate green color.
• Pour over ice in tall glasses.
• Add corbonated water.
• Garnish with thin slices of oranges or a cherry.