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We made sure to let you know a few times about the DC Craft Bartender's Guild designation of July as Rickey Month. Bartenders from all over the city created their own variations on the District's only indigenous cocktail, and members of the drinking public were encouraged to head out, try the rickeys, and vote for their favorite. The celebration of the Second Annual Rickey Month ended in style with a party at Bourbon last night to announce winners of both the popular vote and the vote by a panel of judges.
Jill Zimorski of Cafe Atlantico won the popular vote for her Fresa Rubia - a mixture of Hendricks gin, jicama-lime soda, strawberry water, and a fresh strawberry garnish. Second place in the panel vote went to Chantal Tseng of the Tabard Inn for her Gunslinger Rickey, which combined Woodford Reserve Bourbon with San Pelligrino chinotto, soda, and mezcal-soaked cherries. The grand prize winner was PX's Clinton Terry, for his Kaarin's Kocktail: Woodford Reserve Bourbon, lemon, lemon bitters, opal basil, and spicy ginger ale.
If you still haven't tried some of these amazing drinks, many of them will be available for a few more weeks. If nothing else, be sure to head to a favorite watering hole and order up a classic gin or bourbon rickey as an ideal way to beat the August heat and celebrate a piece of D.C. history.
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Do hipsters drink rickeys?
Nope. The new hipster drink is the "Kon Tiki Tavi." It smells like Thor Heyerdahl and tastes like a mongoose, not unlike warm PBR.
I hoping for the Peter J. Nickles Rickey.
One part vodka
One part gin
One part blood of Peter Nickles
Carbonated water
Mix together, pour down toilet.
Continue until the blood of Peter Nickles is gone.
That in no way resembles an authentic Peter "Deathlok" Nickles Rickey:
One part bitters
One part lemon
One part raspberries
One pound rock salt
One gallon heavy cream
Mix thoroughly then ram the whole mess up your ass, sealing your sphincter shut with duct tape. Crawl into a freezer and when ready, leap onto the table and shout, "You can have any flavor you want as long as it's chocolate!" When the police arrive to arrest you for posession of a deadly beverage, deny it even exists. When pressed, reply that DC is adhering to the spirit of the SCOTUS ruling and there's nothing in the Constitution that says DC has to make it easy to get gun. Retire to your Penn Quarter fire extinguisher alcove.
My bad.
I had a great time last night, and Chantal definitely wins the costume contest (and in my opinion, for her drink as well). I wish I had known I could have tried all the drinks in advance!