[Libloather]

Some folks celebrate the native bird, festival or plant. DC has one stiff drink.

Unca Teddy would be proud but will there be lawsuits?

[jagusafr]

Hmm. Added to the list of stuff to do whilst in our nation’s capital next week: “Have a rickey”.

Cool.

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

That speaks volumes about the culture.

This year Arizona designated the Colt Single Action Army Revolver as the official state firearm. Meanwhile, the best DC can come up with is a official Cocktail?

[vetvetdoug]

I'd bet if they could declare a favourite drug it'd be cocaine or methamphetamine instead of the “rickey”. Let them vote on it...let's see what comes out of it...

[saganite]

Good name for a bar. The Ricky Tikki Tavern.

[P.O.E.]

New headline: “Officials Drink Official Drink”

[Fiji Hill]

There's also the soda pop Rickey, made as follows: Mix equal parts cherry and lime flavored fountain syrups or snow-cone syrups

Fill glass about 3/4 full with chilled club soda (no salt added). Shake in a few drops of phosphoric acid. Briskly stir-in flavoring with a spoon. Add ice.

Phosphoric acid, now frowned upon by nutritionists, is hard to find these days, but is an additive in many soft drinks.

The nonalcoholic Rickey was mentioned in Glenn Miller's 1942 hit Juke Box Saturday Night.

[mylife]

Did Nixon ever order a “trickey rickey”?

[MCF]

It should be The Sloe Screw.

[Snickering Hound]

Then there is the "mickey" official drink of Capital Hill