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Jose Collins

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (22)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Reposado tequila (100% agave)
56 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
12 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 23 fl oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

Method

  1. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered orange slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Jose Collins contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

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

History

See the history of the Collins cocktail on our Tom Collins page.

Review

The classic long balance of sweet and sour with tequila adding Mexican spirit.

AKA: Juan Collins

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

John Hinojos Premium Member
Wanted something cooling on a hot September evening. This was perfect. Only difference in ours was that we were out of sugar syrup so we used our homemade grenadine. I guess you could say we had a Blushing Jose Collins. Perfect.
score: 0
Vera Lycaon
Much better with lime, IMHO.
score: 2
Difford’s Shop logo
$4.80 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 6 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.