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Urban Bar Fluet Highball 1910 45cl2 fl oz | Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years |
3/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/2 fl oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
2 fl oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
Read about cocktail measures and measuring.
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered lemon slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).
- SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- TOP with soda.
- Garnish with skewered lemon slice and cherry (sail).
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
It's more common to find rum mixed with lime juice, but the Rum Collins calls for lemon, and this combines brilliantly with the aged rum in this long refreshing cocktail.
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:
Adapted from a recipe featured in the 1932 menu of Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana, Cuba.
RUM COLLINS
Sloppy Joe's menu, 1932
The juice of a Lemon
1 Part of Rum.
Seltzer water.
Serve in a 10 ounce glass with cracked ice.
See the history of the Collins cocktail on our Tom Collins page.
Nutrition:
One serving of Rum Collins contains 223 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 11.25% alc./vol. (22.5° proof)
- 17.7 grams of pure alcohol
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