Garnish:
Lemon slice
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and stain into ice-filled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup |
| 2 fl oz | Chilled water |
| 1 dash | Angostura or other aromatic bitters |
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Our comment:
Light and refreshing, akin to alcoholic real lemonade.
History:
This is a version of the drink for which Limmer's Hotel in London was most famed: a Captain Gronow recalled it in his 1860s memoirs as one of the top, if filthy and seedy, sporting hangouts of 1814, thanks in part to its 'famous gin-punch'. A bartender named John Collins worked there later in the 19th century, and was famous enough to inspire a limerick, so many believe he created the Collins, which is similar to gin punch, although the drink is not named in the rhyme which goes as follows:
My name is John Collins,
head waiter at Limmer's,
Corner of Conduit Street,
Hanover Square,
My chief occupation is filling brimmers
For all the young gentlemen frequenters there.
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