Rosemary Rickey

About the Rosemary Rickey

What is a Rosemary Rickey? It’s a herbaceous, soda-topped highball built on Timber Creek Florida Gin, lime juice, and rosemary syrup, a modern spin on the classic rickey that trades the usual plain soda-and-citrus simplicity for something a little more aromatic. The gin sets the tone here. Its juniper and citrus peel character plays naturally against the piney, resinous edge of fresh rosemary, while Timber Creek’s PureBlend process, distilling and aging each grain component separately before blending, keeps the spirit clean enough that it doesn’t compete with the herb for attention.

Lime juice adds the tartness a rickey needs, and the soda water on top keeps the whole thing light and effervescent rather than syrupy. Because the rosemary syrup isn’t given a set quantity in this recipe, build it to taste, most home bartenders will find somewhere between half an ounce and three quarters of an ounce strikes the right balance without overpowering the gin. Shake the gin, lime juice, and syrup together with ice until well chilled, strain into an ice filled glass, and top with soda water. A light stir at the end helps integrate the layers without flattening the carbonation.

This is a drink built for warm-weather sipping, on a porch, at a backyard gathering, or alongside a simple grilled dinner. Grilled chicken and lemon potatoes both echo the citrus and herb notes in the glass, making them a natural food pairing. It also works nicely as a lower-alcohol option at a longer gathering, since the soda stretches the pour without diluting the flavor. Fresh rosemary sprigs, rather than dried, make a noticeably better syrup for this drink, dried rosemary tends to read as dusty rather than piney once steeped.

If you’re making the syrup from scratch, a simple one-to-one ratio of sugar, water, and a few bruised rosemary sprigs simmered briefly and cooled works well and keeps for about two weeks refrigerated. As always, pace your drinks and keep water on hand, particularly in warm weather when refreshing cocktails like this one are easy to reach for more than once. Please enjoy responsibly and only if you are of legal drinking age.

What is a Rosemary Rickey? It’s a herbaceous, soda-topped highball built on Timber Creek Florida Gin, lime juice, and rosemary syrup, a modern spin on the classic rickey that trades the usual plain soda-and-citrus simplicity for something a little more aromatic. The gin sets the tone here. Its juniper and citrus peel character plays naturally against the piney, resinous edge of fresh rosemary, while Timber Creek’s PureBlend process, distilling and aging each grain component separately before blending, keeps the spirit clean enough that it doesn’t compete with the herb for attention.

Lime juice adds the tartness a rickey needs, and the soda water on top keeps the whole thing light and effervescent rather than syrupy. Because the rosemary syrup isn’t given a set quantity in this recipe, build it to taste, most home bartenders will find somewhere between half an ounce and three quarters of an ounce strikes the right balance without overpowering the gin. Shake the gin, lime juice, and syrup together with ice until well chilled, strain into an ice filled glass, and top with soda water. A light stir at the end helps integrate the layers without flattening the carbonation.

This is a drink built for warm-weather sipping, on a porch, at a backyard gathering, or alongside a simple grilled dinner. Grilled chicken and lemon potatoes both echo the citrus and herb notes in the glass, making them a natural food pairing. It also works nicely as a lower-alcohol option at a longer gathering, since the soda stretches the pour without diluting the flavor. Fresh rosemary sprigs, rather than dried, make a noticeably better syrup for this drink, dried rosemary tends to read as dusty rather than piney once steeped.

If you’re making the syrup from scratch, a simple one-to-one ratio of sugar, water, and a few bruised rosemary sprigs simmered briefly and cooled works well and keeps for about two weeks refrigerated. As always, pace your drinks and keep water on hand, particularly in warm weather when refreshing cocktails like this one are easy to reach for more than once. Please enjoy responsibly and only if you are of legal drinking age.