The Rickey Ricardo

Name: The Rickey Ricardo
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

RECIPE: The Rickey, New York City

Photo: Courtesy of The Rickey at Dream Midtown

March 13, 2017

Originally a mix of gin or bourbon, lime and seltzer, this riff on the classic Rickey cocktail takes the drink in a tropical direction with rum and Chartreuse.

Ingredients

2 oz. white rum
1/2 oz. green Chartreuse
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. agave syrup
3 mint sprigs
Lime wedge

Tools:muddler, shaker, strainer
Glass:Collins or highball
Garnish:lime wheel, mint bouquet

Preparation

Muddle the mint and a large lime wedge in a shaker. Add the rum, green Chartreuse, lime juice and agave. Shake with ice, strain into an ice-filled highball glass, then garnish.