John Collins Cocktail Recipe & Tutorial
October 24, 2022 2024-11-25 16:00John Collins Cocktail Recipe & Tutorial
John Collins Cocktail Recipe & Tutorial
If you consider yourself a fan of classics and you enjoy sipping down on a good cocktail then you’re going to love the
" John Collins "
How old is this cocktail ?
The John Collins is arguably one of the oldest cocktails out there, which was said to be founded in New York back in the 1850s by a drink historian named David Wondrich.
In reality, it could have originated even further back by a headwaiter who worked at Limmer’s Old House in Conduit Street in Mayfair ( Back in 1790-1817 ) That is such a long time ago !
It’s known to be made by either Gin or Bourbon, with lemon juice, simple syrup & soda water topup
Here is how
it is done
Ingredients
50 ml ( 1.66 oz ) Bourbon Whisky
25 ml ( 0.83 oz ) Lemon Juice
12 ml ( 0.4 oz ) Simple Syrup
Top up with Soda Water
Garnish : Dried Orange Wheel
How to do it
- Pour the Bourbon, Lemon Juice & Simple Syrup into the Blossoming Cobbler using the Wrapped Japanese Double Jigger
- Add ice using the Stainless Steel Ice Scoop
- Shake Well
- Place a large rounded ice cube into the Japanese Brandy Glass using the Long Garnish Tweezer
- Strain the cocktail into the glass
- Top up with Soda Water
- Garnish with a dried orange wheel
Terviseks !
Isn’t this cocktail called a Tom Collins ?
While we did use Bourbon Whisky instead of Gin, it is still considered by many to be also called a John Collins.
Others might consider this version with Whisky as the Tom Collins and the one with Gin as the John Collins.
We call them the same thing
