Gin Rickey
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
- Strength
- 13.3%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 103
- Sugar
- 0.3 g
- ½Juice of half a lime
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- Top withSoda water≈ 2 oz
The ratio · 1 : 3 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Lime Rickey.
Head to head
Gin Rickey and Lime Rickey side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Lime and soda in both. The Gin Rickey adds gin and no sugar, so it is dry and sharp; the soda-fountain Lime Rickey has no alcohol and sweetens the lime with raspberry syrup, for a tall, pink, much sweeter drink.
By the numbers
The Gin Rickey uses gin where the Lime Rickey uses raspberry syrup; both have lime juice and soda water. In parts, a Gin Rickey is 1 lime, 3 gin and 4 soda; a Lime Rickey is ¼ lime, 1 raspberry and 5½ soda. By volume, the Gin Rickey is 50% mixer and juice, 38% spirit and 12% citrus; the Lime Rickey is 80% mixer and juice, 15% syrup and sugar and 5% citrus.
The Gin Rickey is the stronger drink in the glass (13.3% ABV against 0.0%) and holds more alcohol (1.01 standard drinks against 0.00). Calories are close (about 103 and 112), but the Lime Rickey has more sugar (27.3 g against 0.3 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 3 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Lime Rickey.
Zero Proof · Zero proof
The ratio · ¼ : 1 : 5½
Highlighted: not in the Gin Rickey.
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Gin Rickey vs.
Lime Rickey vs.