Coffee Collins

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (70 ratings)

Photographed in a Levitas Short Stem 20cl ( 6.75oz)

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.42 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Highball (max 10oz/300ml) glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon wheel slice and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry sail.
  3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. TOP with soda and briefly stir.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 3/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Long sweet 'n' sour coffee.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Coffee Collins contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 6.73% alc./vol. (6.73° proof)
  • 9.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
7th September 2024 at 20:15
This is nice with Galliano Espresso. A little sweet, but balanced by the lemon's tartness.
31st May 2024 at 20:50
Sweet and refreshing. Taste reminds me of humbugs.
6th October 2021 at 10:53
It's a coffee flavoured lemonade! And I mean that in the (weirdly enough) best way possible!