John Collins recipe

Gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, tonic water and Angostura bitters, stirred over ice in a highball glass, garnished with a lemon slice.

  • 2 mins total
  • 7 ingredients
  • Highball glass
John Collins in a tall glass with ice and citrus slices

Recipe card

John Collins

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Highball glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice, gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and tonic water to a highball glass.
  2. Gently stir.
  3. Add a dash of Angostura bitters.
  4. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a maraschino cherry.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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