Raspberry Lime Rickey

[chasingtides]

A lime rickey - non-alcoholic - is a New England classic. It's one of those things that's really basic to make and just screams summer to me. There's something perfectly New England about having fried clams and raspberry lime rickeys. Or you can just take a hot Saturday and drink your lime rickey while working on your writing.

Ingredients:

Limeade concentrate
Seltzer water (soda water)
Raspberry Syrup

Directions:

Mix up the limeade with the carbonated water instead of flat water. (Don't mix it up in a pitcher unless you'll consume it immediately - it will lose it's carbonation if you store it. It's just easier to mix it up in individual glasses.) Add a spoonful of raspberry syrup to each glass and stir well. Serve with ice.

You can also do a slightly more complicated version with simple syrup, lime juice, carbonated water, and raspberry syrup, but the above recipe takes, literally, seconds to make. We get our raspberry syrup at the local coffee shop, but you can probably find some at your grocery store or even on Amazon. Using raspberry lime seltzer water is also a good idea.

Comments

[littledarkvoice.livejournal.com]

That sounds absolutely delicious. I'm definitely going to give making that a shot. I take it it's just the right mix of sweet, sour, and flavorful?

(Of course, I tend to like this pretty on the sour side...)

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

Adding a slice of lime or some fresh lime juice can punch up the sourness.

[larienelengasse.livejournal.com]

I've never had a lime rickey... what do you call it if you add vodka? I saw a bottle of lime/cucumber vodka at the wine shop - I'm dying to make a cocktail.

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

I think it's still a lime rickey- this is just the traditional soda fountain version. According to Wikipedia, "lime rickey" covers a couple of alcoholic cocktails as well.

[eoswildcat.livejournal.com]

sounds Wonderful!

[deccaboo.livejournal.com]

This sounds amazing! I'm going to have to try this!