Tangerine Celery Collins Recipes

GINGER COLLINS

Steps:

• Add the gin, ginger liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup to an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with club soda and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge and a skewer of crystallized ginger.

TANGERINE-SERRANO FROZEN TREATS

Steps:

• Place 3 cups of the tangerine juice in a medium nonreactive pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Make a few slits in 2 serranos and add them to the juice. Continue cooking until thickened and reduced to about 1 cup. Remove the serranos and discard. While the mixture is still hot, begin adding the sugar until slightly sweet. Stir until the sugar totally dissolves.
• Transfer the thickened juice to a large bowl. Stir in 2 to 3 cups tangerine juice, zest of 2 tangerines, 2 to 3 sliced serranos, 2 to 3 tablespoons corn syrup. Allow to steep overnight, refrigerated.
• Strain and pour into ice pop molds. Freeze until frozen.

TOM COLLINS WITH BLACK PEPPER AND CHERRIES

Steps:

• Add the cherries, sugar, peppercorns and 1 cup water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then allow that to cook until syrupy and glazed, 10 to 15 minutes. Let come to room temperature. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• Combine some ice, the gin, lemon juice, a couple dashes of bitters and 2 ounces of the cherry-pepper syrup in a large cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously and pour over ice-filled Tom Collins glasses. Top each glass with some club soda. Garnish with the cherries and a crack of black pepper.

COLLINS PRESERVE

Steps:

• Combine the whisky, orange liqueur, ginger, apricot preserves and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the ginger in the shaker, then cover and shake vigorously. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with a lemon slice.

CELERY SOUR

Steps:

• Make the pineapple-infused gin: Trim the ends of the pineapple (reserve a pineapple leaf for garnish). Cut off the skin, then cut the fruit into 1-inch cubes. Transfer to a 1-quart jar and add the gin. Refrigerate at least 1 day and up to 5 days. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Make the celery syrup: Bring 3/4 cup water, the sugar and celery to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the celery is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Let cool, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• For each cocktail: Combine 2 ounces pineapple-infused gin, 3/4 ounce celery syrup, the citrus-vanilla liqueur, lemon juice, yogurt and bitters in a shaker with ice; shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a pineapple leaf.

SANDY COLLINS

Steps:

• First make the mint simple syrup: Put 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water into a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved. Turn off the heat. Bruise the mint a little by rubbing it between your fingers. Add mint to the syrup and set aside until it cools, at least 1 hour. Strain into a clean jar and discard the mint. Cover the jar with a lid. Leftover syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• To make the drinks, fill 4 glasses with ice. Put 2 tablespoons of mint simple syrup into each glass. Top with about a cup of club soda and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig. Add 1 1/2 ounces of gin to each glass, if desired.