Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).

How to make:

3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.

Garnish:

5. Garnish with skewered orange slice wheel and maraschino cherry (sail).

Review:

The classic long balance of sweet and sour with tequila adding Mexican spirit.

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:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Jose Collins contains 184 calories

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