Jack Collins

Serve in a

Garnish:

Orange slice

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda and briefly stir.

Review:

Apple brandy makes a great base spirit in this refreshing classic.

Variant:

In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks David A. Embury says, "Originally there were two brothers only in the Collins family - Tom and John. During recent years, however, numerous cousins have appeared on the scene - Pedro, Pierre, Sandy, Mike, Jack, the Colonel and several others whose first names have not yet been officially recorded in the baptismal registry."
Captain Collins - with Canadian whisky
Colonel Collins - with bourbon whiskey
Dutch Collins or Genever Collins (aka Phil Collins) - with genever/jenever/Hollands
Jack Collins - with calvados
Jock Collins or Sandy Collins - with Scotch whisky
Joe Collins or Vodka Collins - with vodka
John Collins - with London dry gin
Jose Collins or Pepito Collins - with tequila
Mike Collins or Ronan Collins - with Irish whiskey
Pedro Collins - with light white rum
Pierre Collins - with cognac/brandy
Pisco Collins - with pisco
Rum Collins - with aged rum
Tom Collins - with old tom gin
Whiskey Collins - with bourbon/rye whiskey

History:

A Collins named after its "applejack" (apple brandy) base, although calvados apple brandy is now commonly used.

Alcohol content:

• 1.3 standard drinks
• 11.76% alc./vol. (23.52° proof)
• 17.6 grams of pure alcohol