Photo by kristenstake

Disclaimer: The author of this post participated in this competition, but obviously needs to drink more rickeys to make the grade next year.

By now, everyone in D.C. should know how to make a rickey, our native cocktail, but yesterday the D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild announced the city’s top six finalists in this year’s 2011 Rickey Month Competition.

– Riquitita, Alexandra Nichols (Estadio)
– Rapture of the Rickey, Gina Chersevani (PS7’s)
– Plum Rickey, Jason Strich (Rasika)
– August Rickey, Chantal Tseng (Tabard Inn)
– Rhubarbra Streisand, Julia Hurst (The Passenger)
– Summer Lovin’ Rickey, David Fritzler (Tryst)

The six are set to showcase their rickeys for the judges and public tomorrow night at 6 p.m. at Jack Rose. Admission is $10 and includes a free rickey or free admission with a quintet of hole punches on your rickey passport. Meaning, you have a lot of rickey tasting to do between tonight and tomorrow. At the least the citrus is healthy.