Collins Glass Cocktail Recipes

The Collins glass is a tall and slender vessel that lends itself perfectly to refreshing, ice-filled creations. Its height allows layers of flavors to shine and bubbles to dance gracefully to the top. This shape embodies elegance while still feeling approachable and casual. Whether enjoyed at a garden gathering or an evening celebration, the Collins glass sets the tone for sophistication. Each recipe here embraces this timeless style of serving.

Absolute Favourites

Long Island Iced Tea

A deceptively potent cocktail that tastes remarkably like non-alcoholic iced tea but contains five different spirits.

St. Germain Cocktail

A light, floral, and effervescent cocktail featuring elderflower liqueur, crisp sparkling wine, and a splash of soda water.

Tom Collins

A tall, sparkling, and wonderfully refreshing gin and lemon cocktail perfect for warm weather.

Vodka Collins

A crisp, clean, and effervescent tall drink made with vodka, fresh lemon juice, sugar, and sparkling club soda.

All-Time Classics

Elderflower Collins

A refreshing and elegant highball that combines gin, bright lemon juice, and sweet floral elderflower liqueur, topped with crisp soda water.

Lynchburg Lemonade

A refreshing and potent whiskey-based highball that balances the sweetness of lemonade with the distinctive character of Tennessee whiskey.

Blue Motorcycle

A potent and visually striking blue cocktail that's a citrus-forward variation of the Long Island Iced Tea.

Pimm's Cup

A quintessential British summer cocktail made with Pimm's No. 1, lemonade or ginger ale, and an abundance of fresh fruit and mint.

Timeless Icons

Yuzu Chūhai

A refreshingly tart and bubbly Japanese highball made with shōchū, yuzu juice, and soda water.

Gin Fizz

A refreshing and effervescent classic cocktail that balances the botanical notes of gin with tart lemon and a touch of sweetness, often crowned with a silky foam head.

Irish Trash Can

A potent and visually dramatic party cocktail made with six liquors and topped with an entire can of energy drink.

New Orleans Fizz

A legendary, cloud-like, and citrusy gin cocktail from New Orleans, famous for its frothy meringue-like head that requires extensive shaking.

Legendary Picks

Margarita Fizz

A refreshing and effervescent twist on the classic Margarita, lightened with club soda and featuring a silky, frothy texture from egg white.

Planter's Punch

A classic and refreshing Jamaican rum punch balancing sweet, sour, strong, and weak components.

Texas Tea

A potent, bourbon-spiked variation of the Long Island Iced Tea, topped with cola for a sweet and complex finish.

Green Swizzle

A strikingly vibrant, herbal, and powerfully refreshing tiki-style cocktail built around the complex flavors of Green Chartreuse.

Most Loved

Fog Cutter

A potent and complex classic Tiki cocktail featuring a unique combination of rum, brandy, gin, citrus, and a sherry float.

Mezcal and Tonic

A smoky, crisp, and refreshing highball that swaps gin for mezcal in a delightful twist on the classic G&T.

Rum and Tonic

A crisp, refreshing, and surprisingly complex highball that pairs the sweetness of rum with the bitter quinine of tonic water.

Sloe Gin Collins

A refreshing and fruity long drink that swaps traditional gin for sloe gin in the classic Collins formula.

Crowd Pleasers

Michael Collins

A delightfully crisp and refreshing highball made with Irish whiskey, fresh lemon juice, sugar, and sparkling soda water.

Chartreuse Swizzle

A refreshingly complex and herbal tiki-style cocktail featuring Green Chartreuse as the star.

Champagne Cobbler

A simple, elegant, and refreshing classic cocktail featuring Champagne lightly sweetened and served over crushed ice with seasonal fruit.

Gunshop Fizz

A refreshing and complex gin fizz featuring elderflower, grapefruit, and a hoppy IPA float.

Universal Hits

Morning Glory Fizz

A refreshing and complex Scotch whisky fizz with a rich, frothy texture from egg white and a subtle herbal note from absinthe.

Spiced Pear Collins

A refreshing and autumnal twist on the classic Collins, featuring the warm flavors of spiced pear.

Strange Brew

A complex and refreshing tiki-style cocktail that intriguingly combines funky Jamaican rum, bitter Fernet Branca, and a hoppy IPA float.

Jaguar Cocktail

A potent and complex rum cocktail featuring a symphony of herbal, nutty, and bittersweet notes balanced by bright tropical fruit.