John Collins Recipe
The whiskey-based Collins: bourbon, lemon and sugar built tall over ice and topped with soda.
- Category: The Unforgettables
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 11%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Bourbon45 ml
- Fresh lemon juice30 ml
- Simple syrup15 ml
- Soda water60 ml
How to Make It
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Add bourbon, lemon juice and syrup, and stir briefly.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Garnish
Lemon slice and a cherry
The Story
Named for a head waiter at London's Limmer's Hotel. Its gin cousin the Tom Collins is the better-known drink, but the original was whiskey.
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