John Collins約翰柯林斯

Name: John Collins 約翰柯林斯
Ingredients: Gin 45 ml; Lemon Juice 30 ml; Syrup 15 ml; Soda 60 ml

Flavour

Body: CrispSparkling
Colour: Clear
Style: Long drink

Ingredients

Gin45 ml
Lemon Juice30 ml
Syrup15 ml
Soda60 ml

Served

Glass: Collins glass
Ice: Ice cubes
Garnish: Lemon wheelCocktail cherry
Technique: Build

Method

Fill a collins glass with ice, add the gin, lemon juice and syrup, stir gently, top with soda and garnish with a lemon wheel and a cherry.

About this drink

The family name is said to come from John Collins, a head waiter at Limmer's Hotel in nineteenth-century London. The version made with Old Tom gin became the Tom Collins; accounts of how the two names divided differ, and today they mostly describe the same long gin drink.