> bar manager at my new job wants all the bartenders to create their
> own Collins variation...here's the criteria:
> -Gin based
> -Soda/Seltzer as ingredient
> -Palatable for upscale/fine-dining restaurant (think $100/head,
> resort club members)
>
> i'd appeciate all feedback--if my drink is chosen, i win some cool
> stuff (and hopefully some good shifts), thanks...
Some possibilities (all already done, but maybe good for inspiration):
Throw some Cointreau in there and cut back/remove the sugar. (like a White
Lady & Soda)
Switch out the syrups. (raspberry, orgeat, ginger, pineapple, all sorts of
options)
Stick some mint in there, make it like a Southside Fizz.
Cut the gin with vodka (3:1? 2:2?), to snag the Vodka Collins types.
Good luck, hope you can come up with something. :)