Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.100) — George J. Kappeler 1895
| 0.5 whole | Lime juice (fresh) — lime juice | base |
| Carbonated water — carbonic water | dilution | |
| 1 jigger | sweet vermouth — vermouth | modifier |
- Place one lump of ice in a medium-sized bar glass.
- Add the juice of half a lime and one jigger of vermouth.
- Stir with a spoon, fill up with carbonic water, and drink during effervescence.
Ice: Lump ice
- Nose
- Lime and vermouth herbs rise together in a notably aperitif-like profile.
- Palate
- This is a revealing bridge drink, showing the Rickey formula applied not just to base spirits but to aperitif wine as well.
- Finish
- The finish is herbal, dry, and sparkling.
- Summary
- A vermouth-led Rickey that links aperitif logic to the broader lime-and-soda family.