John Collins
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
- Strength
- 10.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 142
- Sugar
- 10.0 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup15 ml
- 2 ozSoda water60 ml
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Mojito.
Head to head
John Collins and Mojito side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have soda water. Only the John Collins has gin, lemon juice and simple syrup; only the Mojito has white rum, lime juice, mint and sugar. In parts, a John Collins is 3 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 soda; a Mojito is 2¼ rum, 1 lime, ¾ sugar and 3 soda. By volume, the John Collins is 40% mixer and juice, 30% spirit, 20% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar; the Mojito is 44% mixer and juice, 33% spirit, 14% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Mojito is the stronger drink in the glass (13.1% ABV against 10.9%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.01 standard drinks each). Calories are close (about 142 and 136), but the John Collins has more sugar (10.0 g against 8.3 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Mojito.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
The ratio · 2¼ : 1 : ¾ : 3
Highlighted: not in the John Collins.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.