The Tequila Collins (I refuse to call it a Juan or Jose Collins, I just won’t do it) – for those times when you want something a little refreshing, but don’t feel like having gin. It gives you all of the pleasant notes you’d hope for in a warm afternoon sipper, but with the added joy of tequila.

As I was hunting down more recipes for tequila – because, well, you know, you can never have too many – I found myself reminiscing on the simple pleasures of a Tom Collins. Whenever you order it at a bar, you’re almost always guaranteed a solidly decent drink that won’t get too muddled in translation. You can even make the lowest gin better offsetting it with the equivalent of a light lemonade.

That got me thinking, “Now, I love a good Margarita, which favors limes. That was based on the Sidecar, which has lemon as its primary citrus. If you remove the lime, add lemon, bingo bango, I think you’re golden.” As often happens, a quick search after my moment of divine inspiration showed me that I wasn’t the first person to realize this.

While I can’t take the credit, it’s still a mighty fine drink.

June 2nd, 2014 | by morgan