Gin Lime Rickey

Name: Gin Lime Rickey
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 drinks
Ingredients: 4 limes; 1 cup gin, optional (240 ml); 2 cups club soda, chilled (480 ml); ice and 4 teaspoons simple syrup for the alcohol-free glasses

A rickey is the driest, simplest, most refreshing drink in the old repertoire: lime juice and soda, with or without gin. It has no sugar, and the lime shells in the glass keep giving as the ice melts. It is a good one for anyone staying sober to catch the killer.

4 drinksYield

EasyDifficulty

What you'll need

4 limes
1 cup gin, optional (240 ml)
2 cups club soda, chilled (480 ml)
ice and 4 teaspoons simple syrup for the alcohol-free glasses

How to make it

Squeeze half a lime into each tall glass and drop in the shell.
Add 1/4 cup gin to each and fill with ice.
Top with club soda and stir.
Glass: Highball glasses. Garnish: The squeezed lime shell.

Chef's secrets

Squeeze the limes right before pouring.

A dash of bitters rounds it out.

Good to know

Make ahead

Not needed.