Collins

Serve in a Collins glass...
2	fl oz	Rutte Old Simon Genever
1	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
	Top up with	Soda (club soda)

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How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice & strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda, stir and serve with straws.

Garnish:

Orange slice & Luxardo Maraschino cherry on stick (sail)

Comment:

Some say the John/Tom Collins was originally made with jenever. So is this the original or an adaptation on the Tom Collins. We will probably never know, but it tastes great.

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Sugar syrup (2:1)

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Soda (club soda)

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