A John Collins is a long drink of London dry gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water, which was attested in 1869, but may be older. It is believed to have originated with a headwaiter of that name who worked at Limmer's Old House in Conduit Street in Mayfair, which was a popular London hotel and coffee house around 1790–1817.[1][2] It is essentially a variant of Tom Collins, evidently a latter name for the same drink.[1]
Teaspoonful of powdered sugar The juice of half a lemon A wine glass of Old Tom Gin A bottle of plain soda Shake up, or stir up with ice. Add a slice of lemon peel to finish.[3]
Drinks historian David Wondrich has speculated that the original recipe that was introduced to New York in the 1850s would have been very similar to the gin punches that are known to have been served at London clubs such as the Garrick during the first half of the 19th century. He states that these would have been along the lines of gin, lemon juice, chilled soda water, and maraschino.[1]
The specific call for Old Tom gin in the 1869 recipe is a likely cause for the subsequent name change to "Tom Collins" in Jerry Thomas's 1876 recipe. In contemporary parlance, the John Collins refers to a Tom Collins made with whiskey instead of gin.[citation needed] Earlier versions of the gin punch are likely to have used Dutch gin instead.[1]
In popular culture
The following rhyme was written by Frank and Charles Sheridan about John Collins:[4]
My name is John Collins, head waiter at Limmer's, Corner of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, My chief occupation is filling brimmers For all the young gentlemen frequenters there.
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