Applegreen's Bar Book by John Applegreen (1904, p.28) — Applegreen 1904
| 1 whole lemon | Lemon juice (fresh) — lemon | base |
| 1 jigger | Scotch whisky | base |
| 1 bottle | Soda water — Delatour soda | dilution |
| ice — shaved ice | other | |
| 1 tbsp | sugar — powdered sugar | sweetener |
- Prepare as for the Tom Collins, substituting Scotch whisky for Tom gin.
- Fill with soda and serve.
Ice: Shaved ice
- Nose
- Citrus and Scotch rise over the soda.
- Palate
- This matters because it shows the Collins family being extended boldly across spirit categories, not confined to gin.
- Finish
- The finish is tart, refreshing, and lightly smoky.
- Summary
- A Scotch branch of the mature Collins line.