Classics
Tom Collins Whiskey
The 1887 guide treats Collins as a family, and this whiskey branch brings grain spice to the familiar sparkling frame.
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Reference: Jerry Thomas · 1887 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
Method shakeGlass collinsFinish Lemon wheel
Ingredients
A tall whiskey sour snapped into focus with lemon and soda.
Taste: grain spice · brisk lemon · dry sparkle
Rye or bourbon whiskey
60ml
Fresh lemon juice
25ml
Simple syrup
10ml
Soda water
90ml
How to make it
Shake the whiskey, lemon, and syrup with cold ice.
Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass and top with soda.
Give one gentle lift and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Source: Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 53, image 57 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.
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