Ronan Collins

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (31 ratings)

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 23 oz Irish whiskey
56 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 12 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.
  3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. TOP with soda.
  6. Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Not just a Collins made with Irish whiskey but a Ronan Collins. There's some Irish logic as to why this cocktail is garnished with a pineapple wedge, but that's what sets it apart.

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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:

Classically known as a Mike Collins, but in more recent years, this Irish whiskey-based Collins has been eponymously named for Ronan Collins, the Senior Brand Ambassador for Irish Whiskey at Pernod Ricard UK.

See the history of the Collins cocktail on our Tom Collins page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Ronan Collins contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 10.89% alc./vol. (10.89° proof)
  • 14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Spain’s Avatar Robert Spain
28th February at 17:26
Very good. I love cocktails that have a distinctive flavor, but you can still fell ylthe individual ingredients. There aren't so many here, but whiskey isn't disguised by lemon, and it cannot be confused with scotch. So kudos.
30th April 2021 at 16:53
When I grow up I want to be just like Ronan Collins