Ryhito Ryhito Ryhito is a variation on the traditional Cuban cocktail. The ryhito brings Asian influences to a traditionally Cuban or American drink with the addition of both ginger and pear flavors. While the mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, carbonated water and mint, the ryhito reduces the amount of lime in favour of fresh diced ginger and fresh pureed pear. The ginger and pear give two distinct flavour stages. The creator claims that the ginger gives an initial kick to the drink while the pear rounds out the flavour and provides a
Rickey (cocktail) of bartenders in the District, designated July as Rickey Month and has since held annual competitions to celebrate the District's native cocktail by inviting local bartenders to compete. In 2011, the rickey was declared the District's official native cocktail, and the month of July was declared Rickey Month in D.C. Rickey (cocktail) The rickey is a highball drink made from gin or bourbon, half of a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. Originally created with bourbon in Washington, D.C. at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson