How to Make a Vodka Collins – Raspberry, Citrus, Mango

The Tom Collins may have been first introduced in 1876 in The Bartender’s Guide by Jerry Thomas with a category of Collins’ drinks made with gin, whiskey, or brandy. The drinks were made with sugar, lemon juice, and soda and served in a tall bar glass that has been aptly named the Collins glass. Today the drinks are named according to the type of liquor, a Tom Collins being prepared with gin, a John Collins with bourbon, and a vodka Collins prepared with vodka.

What Is In a Vodka Collins?

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 tsp simple syrup
• Club soda

How to Make a Vodka Collins

• Fill an aluminum shaker with ice.
• Add the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
• Shake to mix and chill ingredients.
• Pour into an ice fill Collins glass.
• Top with club soda.
• Garnish with a maraschino cherry, lime, or orange.

ABSOLUT® Raspberry Collins

Ingredients

• 2 parts ABSOLUT vodka
• 1 part simple syrup
• 1 part lemon juice
• Soda Water
• 1/4 cup raspberries

Directions

Crush the raspberries and stir into the simple syrup. Add the vodka and lemon juice. Strain into a glass with ice. Add soda water and garnish with additional raspberries.

Skyy Infusions® Citrus Collins

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz Skyy Infusions® Citrus Vodka
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• ¾ oz simple syrup
• 1 oz club soda

Directions

Prepare Skyy Infusions® Citrus Vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup in tall mixing glasses. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass. Top with club soda and garnish with a slice of lemon.

Grey Goose® Mango Collins

Ingredients

• 1 ½ parts Grey Goose® Vodka
• ½ part Mandarine Napolean® Liqueur
• 3 parts mango nectar
• 1 part fresh lemon juice
• Club soda
• Mango slice for garnish

Prepare as above.

Resources

DeGroff, Dale, and David Kressler. The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks : Classic Favorites, New Ingredients, Modern Techniques. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2008. Print.

“Skyy Infusions Citrus Collins.” SKYY INFUSIONS.

“Mango Collins.” Grey Goose®