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John Collins cocktail recipe

John Collins

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Prep: 1 minMaking: 1 minTotal: 2 mins
Serving: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • Gin 45ml / 1.5oz
  • Lemon Juice 30ml / 1oz
  • Sugar Syrup 15ml / 0.5oz
  • Tonic Water 60ml / 2oz
  • A dash of Angustura Bitters
  • Lemon Slice
  • Maraschino Cherry

Recipe

  • Add ice, Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup, and Tonic Water to a Highball Glass.
  • Gently stir.
  • Add a dash of Angostura Bitters.
  • Garnish with a slice of Lemon and a Maraschino Cherry.

Angostura Bitters

Angostura bitters is a concentrated bitters (aka a herbal alcoholic preparation) based on gentian (a kind of clear liqueur), herbs, and spices.

It’s produced by the House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago and is called Angostura as it was created in the town of Angostura in Venezuela.

Typically, Angostura Bitters are used for flavouring beverages and also produce orange bitters to add to the alcoholic flavouring collection.

For Angostura Bitters, we recommend:

 

Cocktails with Angostura Bitters

Gin

Gin is a distilled alcohol drink made from Juniper Berries and is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world.

It’s popularity is growing year on year, with sales in the UK rising beyond £3 billion per year.

For Gin, we recommend:

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