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Cocktail recipe

John Collins

A built cocktail featuring Gin, Lemon juice, Simple Syrup.

John Collins cocktail

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Gin
  • 30 ml Lemon Juice
  • 15 ml Simple Syrup
  • 60 ml Club soda

Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with fresh ice.
  2. Add Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup.
  3. Add Club soda last and stir gently to combine.
  4. Optional garnish: a lemon slice and Maraschino Liqueur cherry.

Story

Older than the Tom: John Collin was a headwaiter at Limmer's Hotel in London in the early 1800s, celebrated in a rhyme for his gin punch. Today's version is usually made with whiskey.