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Jack Collins

Name: Jack Collins
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Calvados apple brandy; 25 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 50 ml Soda water

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Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
⁵⁄₆ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare orange slice for garnish.

Method

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

Garnish

Garnish with orange slice.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Jack Collins contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
11.77% alc./vol. (23.53° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

History

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

Review

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

Variations/similar cocktails

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

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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 21w

I think honestly if made with Calvados, it should be renamed 'Jacques Collins'.

Brett Nelson 3y

The apple really shines in this. A delightful collins variety.

Chris Dimal 21w

True words. There's this appealing crisp and bite.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y