Gin Rickey

Another excellent and refreshing beverage, perfect for that hot summer evening. This drink is simple, lime juice, gin, simple syrup, and club soda. It has only the smallest amount of simple syrup (1 tsp), you don't really notice the sweetness at all, but it does keep the lime from being too tart. I prepared this drink at the same time as the Moscow Mule, and this one seemed somewhat insipid compared to the strong ginger of the mule. However, if drinking this without the comparison, it would be a very respectable drink.