Mango Collins
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 11.5% ABV ∙
The Mango Collins is a shaken, fruited take on the Tom Collins, built from gin, mango purée, and lemon juice, then topped with soda water in a tall glass. Silky fruit body gives way to a crisp, tart snap, while the fizzy top lightens the finish into something bright and refreshing.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake the first 3 ingredients with ice: London dry gin 60 mlMango purée 60 mlLemon juice 45 ml
- Strain into the ice-filled glass
- Top with Soda water, stir and serve with a straw
- Garnish with a lemon slice
Tips
- Use a ripe, well-blended mango purée — fibrous or under-ripe purée will leave the drink pulpy instead of smooth.
- Pre-chill the glass and fill it with ice before straining so the soda water doesn't lose its fizz on contact with warm glass.
History
The Mango Collins is a modern fruit-forward take on the Collins, made by folding mango puree into the classic build; no individual bartender, bar, or year is documented for its creation, and it appears mainly as a contemporary bar and recipe variation rather than a drink with its own origin story. The Collins family itself traces to 19th-century London, where a drink called the John Collins was linked to a headwaiter of that name at Limmer's Old House, a Mayfair hotel and coffee house active around 1790 to 1817; that gin-and-lemon long drink was attested by the 1860s. The Tom Collins later became the family's best-known member, and the Mango Collins follows the same soda-lengthened, citrus-sharpened structure, simply adding mango puree for a tropical, fruit-sweetened edge.
FAQ
What's in a Mango Collins?
A Mango Collins is made with London dry gin, mango purée, and fresh lemon juice, shaken and strained over ice, then topped with soda water. It's served in a Collins glass with a lemon slice garnish and comes in at about 11.5% ABV.
How do you make a Collins cocktail?
A Collins cocktail is made by combining a base spirit with citrus juice and a sweetener, then topping with soda water in a tall glass over ice. For this Mango Collins, the gin, mango purée, and lemon juice are shaken together first, strained into an ice-filled Collins glass, then topped with soda water, stirred, and finished with a lemon slice.
What makes a Collins cocktail a Collins?
A Collins is a base spirit lengthened with citrus and a sweetener, topped with soda water and served over ice in a tall Collins glass. This version keeps that format, using mango purée as the sweetening element alongside the gin.
