Garnish:
Half fresh pineapple slice wheel
How to make:
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass. STIR briefly and TOP with soda.
1 1/2 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/4 fl oz | Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1) |
2 2/3 fl oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
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Review:
Your choice of grenadine will make or break this Ricky.
History:
Eponymously named and created by and Hugo R. Ensslin who included the cocktail in his 1916-17 book Recipes for Mixed Drinks
HUGO RICKEY
Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1917
Made the same as a Gin Ricky, adding 2 dashes Grenadine and 1 slice pineapple.
Nutrition:
One serving of Hugo Rickey contains 123 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.2 standard drinks
- 11.12% alc./vol. (22.24° proof)
- 16.4 grams of pure alcohol
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