Name: South Side Rickey
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Lime juice; 22.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 5 fresh Mint leaves; 40 ml Soda (club soda) water

South Side Rickey
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
5 fresh	Mint leaves
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge and mint sprigs.
SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
TOP with soda.
Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprigs bouquet.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Think gin-based Mojito – refreshing and easy drinking.

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Variant:

South Side Fizz
South Side Royale
Southside

History:

The classic South Side Fizz served as a Ricky. (Fizzes are served in highball glasses without ice while Rickeys are served over cracked ice.)

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Robert Holen

13th July at 14:46

This already was a 5 for me, but when I replaced the sugar syrup with gum syrup and used Beefeater 24. It definitely became a 5+

Robert Holen

14th July at 14:42

Sidenote: There are plenty of cocktails where you can sub the lime with lemon and the difference is minimal. This is not one of them, lime is mandatory.

Deyan Kavrakov

7th July at 07:44

Simple and Fabulous. I kindly recommend muddling the mint leaves with the sprig and lime juice, then add other ingredients. It is dangerously light, sparkly and addictive!

Caspian Berggren

18th March at 17:20

This might actually be the superior Mojito. The gin plays brilliantly with the lime and mint without ever overshadowing them. Because the gin is overpowering you can also let it shine. I made a mix of Hernö's, Hendrick's and Gordon's and it worked really well here. The floral notes from Hendrick's is there but is balanced by Hernö's and Gordon's juniper notes. You also get some cucumber notes just on the very end.

Great cocktail to play around with gins. Highly recommended!

Massimo Cremieux

28th September 2024 at 16:58

A different taste with limequat instead lime

Ryan Harrold

19th September 2024 at 11:00

Although this cocktail isn’t very innovative, this gin based Mojito might be one of the most refreshing cocktails I’ve come across on this website so far, in which I could easily make another one and drink it within what would feel like 5 seconds, definitely worthy of a 5+ rating

Robert Spain

20th August 2024 at 16:34

Incredibly good! The amount of mint is correct. Don't fall short with the lime, and do not add too much soda just to top the glass.

Derek

5th August 2024 at 00:25

Yum!

Paul Holdsworth

26th August 2023 at 16:07

Just had one of these. Not complicated, not clever, but it's a wonderful, thirst-quenching and flavoursome beverage. What's not to like?

Frederic D.

1st March 2023 at 22:48

Nice and refreshing, a great weekday aperitif.

Chris Dimal

10th January 2023 at 12:25

Stunning. Beats a Mojito any day. Came back after a long day, and it is just so wonderful!! In true Rickey fashion, I muddled the spent lime wedge along with the mint for just a little. Shook it vigorously for 12 seconds, then strained it. Topped with just the right amount of soda, then added the ice which was in the shaker. Fabulous!

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