| 释义 |
rickey orig. U.S.|ˈrɪkɪ|
Also Rickey, ricky.
[prob. f. the surname Rickey.]
An iced drink consisting of gin, whiskey, or the like, mixed with lime or lemon juice and carbonated water. Freq. with defining word prefixed, esp. gin rickey.
1895G. J. Kappeler Mod. Amer. Drinks 97 Brandy rickey. In a thin medium-sized glass put one lump of ice, the juice of half a lime, one jigger brandy, fill the glass with siphon carbonic water; drink while effervescent. Ibid., Canadian rickey. Ibid., Gin rickey. 1906Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. xlix. 1511 Gin rickey. Ingredients.—1 wineglassful of gin, 1 dessertspoonful of lemon or lime-juice, seltzer water, ice... Note.—Any other spirit may be used..and would..give its name to the compound. 1908‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter i. 13 Why, in Bryan's second campaign,..they used to give me three gin rickeys and I'd speak two hours longer than Billy himself could on the silver question. 1925F. Scott Fitzgerald Great Gatsby vii. 140 Tom came back, preceding four gin rickeys. 1928[see gimlet n.1 1 c]. 1930G. R. Brown Washington xi. 369 In course of time, the ‘rickey’ came to be referred to as the ‘gin rickey’, whereas it had always been a ‘whiskey rickey’. 1945P. Cheyney I'll say she Does! iii. 72 The lyin' woman is like a gin ricky without any gin. 1975M. Amis Dead Babies xiii. 67 By 12.30, Giles had consumed five gin-rickies, four gin-and-tonics, three gin-and-its, two gin-and-bitters, and one gin. 1975Washington Post 27 Jan. a 19/1 A certain Col. Joseph Rickey used to frequent a drinking place in E Street known as Shoomaker's... The original Rickey, a la Shoo's, consisted of Bourbon, soda and lime juice. In time gin was substituted for the Bourbon and..[the Colonel's] name was forever attached. |