Name: Refresher Collins · Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 25 ml lemon juice; 20 ml Sugar syrup; 15 ml Limoncello; Soda Water to top; 1 piece Lemon Wheel (or lemon twist, for garnish); Ice

Drink type Servings

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Refresher Collins

Description

Refreshers sweets, first made by Swizzels Matlow in the 1950s, became a British childhood staple thanks to their chewy texture, fruity flavours, and tangy sherbet centre.

The lemon-flavoured version in particular with its fizzing bite is the perfect inspiration for a cocktail. This Refresher Collins takes the sherbet zing of the sweet and pairs it with the refreshing character of the classic Tom Collins, giving a nostalgic yet grown-up hit.

Ingredients

50 ml Gin
25 ml lemon juice
20 ml Sugar syrup
15 ml Limoncello
Soda Water to top
1 piece Lemon Wheel (or lemon twist, for garnish)
Ice

Instructions

Lightly crush lemon Refreshers sweets into a fine powder. Rim a tall Collins glass with the crushed sweets or sherbet. Fill the glass with ice. In a shaker, combine gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and limoncello (if using). Shake briefly until chilled. Strain into the prepared glass. Top with soda water and stir gently. Garnish with a lemon wheel or twist.