John Collins cocktail recipe
Gin cocktail, built and served long over ice. An IBA official cocktail (The Unforgettables).
Ingredients
- 1½ oz (45 ml) Gin
- 1 oz (30 ml) Fresh Lemon Juice
- ½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
- 2 oz (60 ml) Soda Water
Method
- Pour the gin, lemon juice and syrup over ice in a highball glass.
- Top with soda water and stir gently.
Glass: Highball glass · Garnish: Lemon slice and a maraschino cherry.
Variations and notes: Use ‘Old Tom’ Gin for Tom Collins.
Strength, calories and size
Estimates for one serving: a light drink for a cocktail. They depend on your brands, how you measure, and how long you shake or stir. How we work this out.
About the John Collins
A John Collins is a long drink of London dry gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water, which was attested in 1869, but may be older. It is believed to have originated with a headwaiter of that name who worked at Limmer's Old House in Conduit Street in Mayfair, which was a popular London hotel and coffee house around 1790–1817. It is essentially a variant of Tom Collins, evidently a latter name for the same drink.
From Wikipedia, "John Collins (cocktail)", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: IBA official recipe for the John Collins. Instructions on this page are written in our own words. Amounts are the IBA's, shown in ounces at 30 ml per ounce.
Recipes: IBA Official Cocktails, rewritten in our own words. Strength and calories are estimates (how we work them out). Drink responsibly.