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.