Classic cocktail
Whiskey Collins
A 19th-century highball also known as the John Collins. Bourbon, lemon, and simple syrup, lengthened with soda.
- Glass
- Collins glass
- Method
- Shake
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ingredients
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 oz BourbonMore Bourbon cocktails
- ¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- Soda Water
Garnish: Lemon wheel and cherry
How to make it
- Shake the bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice.
- Strain into an ice-filled collins glass.
- Top with soda water and give it a quick stir.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and a cherry.
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