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Lavender SAPPHIRE® Collins

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Sapphire Gin: The Sapphire Collins

Sapphire Gin: The Sapphire Collins

The folks over at Bombay Sapphire have created a fun recipe for the Summer, the Lavender Sapphire Collins. A twist on the Tom Collins (gin, lemon juice, sugar, club soda, maraschino cherry & orange), the Sapphire Collins is the chic modern version of the cocktail, integrating sweet simple syrup, muddled fruit, and the 10 botanicals of Bombay Sapphire. Created with the help of mixologists Albert Trummer and Jonathan Pogash, the Sapphire Collins is feminine, floral, and fabulous for summer :)

Lavender Sapphire Collins Recipe

  • 1 ½ oz. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin
  • ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • ½ oz. lavender syrup
  • 3 oz. club soda

Squeeze half a lemon into a Collins glass, add lavender syrup and BOMBAY SAPPHIRE. Stir and fill with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.

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