Whiskey Collins
Ingredients
- 2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 1 1⁄3 oz Thomas Henry Tonic
- 1 1⁄3 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
Method
Glass:
Serve in a Collins glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered orange slice wheel and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sail).
How to make:
- SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass, while also pouring soda water.
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered orange wheel and maraschino cherry sail.
Review:
A whiskey-based twist on the classic Tom Collins .
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
History:
A classic Collins variation.
Nutrition:
One serving of Whiskey Collins contains 201 calories
