Rickey (cocktail) lime rickey, or as a virgin cocktail variant served at soda fountains on the U.S. east coast. The mojito, which originated in Cuba, is a popular relative of the rickey, made with lime juice, rum, simple syrup or muddled sugar, soda water, and muddled mint leaves. In 1883, Colonel Joe Rickey was purported to have invented the "Joe Rickey," after a bartender at Shoomaker's in Washington, D.C. added a lime to his "mornin's morning," a daily dose of Bourbon with lump ice and Apollinaris sparkling mineral water. Some stories place the exact day as a Monday after Col. Joe Rickey
Rum and Coke out, especially when the order is for just "rum and Coke". Some early recipes called for lime juice to be mixed in, though others included lime only as a garnish. Other early recipes called for additional ingredients such as gin and bitters. Some sources consider lime essential for a drink to be a true Cuba Libre, which they distinguish from a mere rum and Coke. However, lime is frequently included even in orders for "rum and Coke". When aged añejo rum is used, the drink is sometimes called a Cubata, a name also used informally in Spain for any Cuba