The D.C. official bird is the wood thrush. The official flower is the D.C. American Beauty Rose. And now, D.C. be an official cocktail of Rickey. The Rickey was invented in 1883 at the Bar of former Shoomaker where J. W. Marriott (1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) is now. The drink contains an ounce of gin or bourbon, juice of half a lime with shell, topped with club soda. Various bars around the city offer special drinks Ricky throughout the following months https://dchillin.tumblr.com/