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Hugo Rickey

Long drinks and highballs · Summer

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/4 oz Grenadine syrup
2 2/3 oz Soda water

How to make

Serve in a highball (max 10oz/300ml)

  1. 1 POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass
  2. 2 STIR briefly and TOP with soda.

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Flavour profile

9.9% alc./vol. · 1 standard drink · 124 calories

History

The choice of grenadine is crucial for this Rickey.

The Hugo Rickey, named for its creator, Hugo R. Ensslin, was first published in his 1916-17 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks. HUGO RICKEY Prepared identically to a Gin Rickey, with the addition of 2 dashes of Grenadine and 1 slice of pineapple.