You have one day left of Rickey month to enjoy D.C.’s signature cocktail.

Last night was the D.C. Craft Bartender’s Guild’s Rickey Party at Bourbon, where 10 local bartenders put on a show based around the Gin Rickey. The drinks were served in stages throughout the night. Central bar manager Justin Guthrie’s Black Pepper Gin Rickey took both the judges’ vote and voters’ favorite. The recently convened D.C. Craft Bartender’s Guild is still in the formative stages, but another big event is planned for Repeal Day on December…

Drink of the Week: Gin rickey The gin rickey may be the closest thing D.C. has to a city drink. Named after famed lobbyist Col. Joe Rickey, and originally served at Shoomaker’s, the drink is similar to a gin and tonic, but with more lime and lacking the bitterness of quinine. The traditional recipe is 1.5 oz. gin, 1/2 lime, 1/4 oz. simple syrup and finished with soda water. The recently formed D.C. Bartenders Guild…