This isn’t a proper Rickey, but it’s delicious and I don’t know what else to call it. This was born from the fact that I had a lot of cherries that I needed to do something with.

In a lowball glass…
10 bing cherries (pitted)
1 lime
2 oz Vodka
3 oz ginger ale

Pit the cherries, quarter the lime, and place it all in a heavy-bottomed glass. Macerate (smash) the limes and cherries with a heavy muddler for 1-2 minutes. Add the vodka and shake thoroughly with ice. Pour through cocktail and mesh strainer into lowball glass and add ginger ale.

The color of this drink is sublime – just be careful when crushing the cherries, any little spill will stain forever.