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Whiskey Collins
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Whiskey Collins
Serve in a Collins glass
| 2 oz | Bourbon whiskey |
| 3⁄4 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 1 1⁄3 oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
Garnish: Orange slice & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry on stick (sail)
How to make:
SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda water and briefly stir.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A whiskey-based twist on the classic Tom Collins .
AKA: Colonel Collins
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
History:
A classic Collins variation.
Nutrition:
One serving of Whiskey Collins contains 201 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 14.52% alc./vol. (14.52° proof)
- 20.1 grams of pure alcohol
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