Cherry Lime Ricky

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 1 serving
  • Total: 5 min
  • Prep: 5 min
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Ingredients

6 fresh cherries, pitted

1/2 lime, cut into 3 wedges

2 teaspoons sugar

3 ounces gin

1 cup crushed ice

Directions

  1. Put the cherries, lime, and sugar into a large rocks glass. Muddle the fruit and sugar by pressing them with a pestle or a wooden spoon until juicy and fragrant. Add the gin and crushed ice. Cover with a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, by the time the shaker mists up the drink is ready.) Serve.
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ASHLEY Y. J.

YEARS AGO I SPENT A 90'S HEAT WAVE FOR A WHOLE MONTH AT CONEY ISLAND....THERE I WAS<br />INTRODUCED TO A NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK----CHERRY LIME RICKEY...THE DRINK<br />ICED COLD AND THE BEACH - WHAT A COMBO. SADLY, I HAD TO GO BACK HOME.<br />YEARS AND YEARS I SEARCHED...UNTIL TODAY, JUNE 5,2014!<br /><br />I TOOK IT OFF THE SHELF, IT WAS IN MY HAND, AGAIN...THEN IN A GLASS WITH<br />ICE AND I HAD FOUND WHAT I HAD SEARCH FOR ALL THOSE LONG 40+ YEARS.<br /><br />A 1 LITER PLASTIC BOTTLE....BRISK HALF &amp; HALF ICED TEA "CHERRY LIMEADE"<br />$1.00 A BOTTLE......IT WAS JUST AS I HAD TASTED IT! WHO KNEW I COULD FIND A RECIPE ON LINE....WELL, THAT WAS ALSO BEFORE COMPUTERS FOR ME.<br />I FOUND IT AT WALGREEN'S AND GROCERY STORES....<br /><br />ENJOY,<br /> ASHLEY Y. JAMES

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