
Rum Collins
ClassicLime, sugar, soda, and white rum.
SummerRefreshingCitrusy
3 minEasyLight
Clean, grassy rum with sharp lime and a little sweetness, stretched long with soda. Crisp and very refreshing.
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- Soda Water to top
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the rum, lime juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake until well-chilled.
- 3
Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
- 4
Top with soda water and stir gently.
- 5
Garnish and serve.
The Story
Sometimes called the Ron Collins, the Rum Collins swaps gin for white rum and lemon for lime, which tilts it toward the Daiquiri's side of the family. It is a simple, crisp, tropical-leaning long drink that shows how adaptable the Collins formula is.
Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lime wheel