The Puffins Collins cocktail recipe with Reyka vodka and St-Germain

About Reyka Vodka

REYKA VODKA DESTILLERI is a small distillery from the town of Borgarnes in Iceland, a coastal village surrounded by rich natural resources. In fact, the air in the town is so clean that CO2 levels are falling, due to underground volcanoes that help power the town and the distillery's energy.

The distillery's water supply comes from a spring that runs through a 4,000-year-old lava field. It is therefore some of the purest in the world, and in fact, lava stones are also used to filter the vodka and give it a crisp and clean taste.

Reyka's quality and environmentally friendly vodka is distilled in small batches to ensure exceptional quality. Each distillation makes 255 bottles and takes around 6 hours.

Reyka and St-Germain at a glance

The figures are from our product pages for Reyka Small Batch and St-Germain.

The Puffins Collins and its history

We have not found a documented history for The Puffins Collins itself. It is a vodka twist on the Collins family of drinks, and you can read about the classic Tom Collins on Wikipedia.

Tips for your drink

Muddle the cherry tomato well, so it releases its juice. Use pink grapefruit juice, ideally freshly squeezed. Double straining keeps the tomato skin out of the glass, so use a fine strainer from your cocktail equipment. Add the sparkling water last, and do not stir hard.

My verdict on The Puffins Collins

It is a fresh, long drink with grapefruit and elderflower, and the cherry tomato makes it a little different. It suits a welcome drink well, and it is easy to make once you have a shaker and a strainer.

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