MAGGIE COLLINS
This is our Barossa slant on a cocktail classic, the Tom Collins.Using our classic Generations Gin, the Maggie Collins is wonderfully refreshing and dangerously drinkable, perfect for a few drinks in the afternoon! Technically we have taken the traditional Collins in the direction of a Gin Fizz, but let’s not let technicalities get in the way of a good cocktail.
SERVINGS: 1 person
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 50 ml Generations Gin
- 15 ml Maggie Beer Verjuice
- 15 ml Bickford’s Lime
- 15 ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 15 ml Simple Sugar Syrup*
- 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters. Optional, but adds a depth of flavour
- Ice
- Fresh Mint Leaves
Instructions
- Put 3-4 cubes of ice into a cocktail shaker.
- Add a couple of dashes of Orange Bitters, followed by Generations Gin, Verjuice, Lime juice, Lemon juice and Sugar Syrup.
- Do your best Bryan Brown/Tom Cruise impression and give the shaker a really good shake.
- Part fill your glass with ice (Collins or High Ball glasses work well, but any glass will do)
- Strain the contents of your shaker, except the ice, into your glass.
- Add soda water to taste and garnish with the mint
- Put your feet up and enjoy in the afternoon sun
Notes
*Simple Sugar Syrup
You can buy from a bottle shop but it is very simple to make yourself. Mix 1 cup (240ml) water with 1 cup (200g) white sugar. Combine in a medium saucepan, bring to the boil stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Decant and cool. Once bottled it will keep for at least a few weeks.
You can buy from a bottle shop but it is very simple to make yourself. Mix 1 cup (240ml) water with 1 cup (200g) white sugar. Combine in a medium saucepan, bring to the boil stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Decant and cool. Once bottled it will keep for at least a few weeks.
