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From the beginning of Capital Cooking, we've been trying to figure out exactly what makes up DC native cuisine. While we still don't completely know the answer, we now know that DC does have a native cocktail. The nation’s capital is the birthplace of the rickey, a classic
cocktail made with gin or whiskey, fresh lime juice and club soda.
Gin Rickey
1 shot Beefeater 24 gin
1/2 lime
Club Soda
Garnish: Lime wedge
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add juice of 1/2 lime, gin and fill with soda water. Garnish with the lime wedge.
On Thursday, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans joined cocktail
aficionados to read a proclamation declaring the rickey as Washington’s
native cocktail and declared July as rickey month in the district.
The rickey was invented in 1883 at Shoomaker’s, a bar once frequented
by politicians and journalists. The J.W. Marriott hotel now sits on the
Shoomaker’s site, across the street from the John A. Wilson Building,
D.C.’s city hall. Marriott’s 1331 Bar and Lounge will offer rickeys at half-price for the rest of the month.
2 comments:
My friend Garrett Peck was at the ceremony -- he wrote the book "Prohibition in Washington, How Dry We Weren't," which also includes recipes for drinks that originated here in DC.
Wow, that sounds great!
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