John Collins
INGREDIENTS
- 2 oz bourbon (or blended Canadian whisky)
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz simple syrup
- 5 to 6 oz chilled club soda
- Garnish: Orange slice
- Garnish: Lemon slice
- Garnish: Maraschino cherry
INSTRUCTIONS
Shake the bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup vigorously with ice. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Top with club soda and stir gently. Garnish with the orange and lemon slices and the cherry.
VARIATIONS: For a Sandy Collins, also called a Jock Collins, use scotch.
For a Mike Collins, use Irish whiskey.
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NOTES
A variation on the gin-based Tom Collins, the John Collins was originally made with Holland gin, but in America you will find it made with either bourbon or Canadian blended whisky. To confuse the situation even further, it is frequently found under different names as well. For example, the Colonel Collins is made with bourbon, and the Captain Collins, also known as the Bourbon Collins, uses Canadian blended whisky.
