Vodka Rickey
Vodka, lime and soda with a small amount of rich syrup.
Sourced and attributed; not yet tested in our kitchen. How we test.
The recipe.
Scaling adjusts quantities only. Prepare shaken drinks in individual portions.
Let’s make a good drink.
Fill an 8–10-ounce highball with ice.
Shake the vodka, lime and syrup with ice.
Strain into the glass, top with soda and add a strip of lime peel.
A thoughtful finish
- Measure every ingredient before adding ice so the drink can be finished promptly.
Common mistakes
- Adding carbonated ingredients to a sealed shaker.
A few good questions.
Which version is this?
This source version is lightly sweetened; unsweetened Rickeys are another approach. The quantities follow the linked Difford’s Guide recipe.
Has Cocktail Directory tested this recipe?
This is a sourced, attributed recipe. It has not yet been tested in the Cocktail Directory kitchen.
Where it comes from
Vodka, lime and soda with a small amount of rich syrup.
Sources
- Difford’s Guide — Vodka Rickey (Published recipe specification; method paraphrased) link
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