Pisco Collins
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Pisco Collins
Serve in a Collins glass
| 2 oz | BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco |
| 5⁄6 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
Garnish: Orange slice & cherry on stick (sail)
How to make:
SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda, lightly stir and serve with straws.
Review:
Perhaps the most aromatic and flavoursome of the Collins family.
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:
See the history of the Collins cocktail on our Tom Collins page.
Nutrition:
One serving of Pisco Collins contains 145 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 12.3% alc./vol. (12.3° proof)
- 18.4 grams of pure alcohol
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