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tom collins

(1 rating)
Northwestgal avatar
Recipe by
Vickie Parks
@Northwestgal
Renton, WA

This is the basically the very same (or quite similar) recipe for a classic Tom Collins cocktail that can be found on almost all mixology and cocktail websites. It's really good and quite refreshing on a hot summer day. I'm not exactly sure of its history, but it seems to have originated in New York in the late 1800s and was a modern variation of a popular libation, the John Collins, that was popular in the 1800s in London.

(1 rating)
yield 1 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For tom collins

  • 2 oz
    gin (old tom gin, if possible--otherwise, any quality gin will work)
  • 1 oz
    fresh lemon juice
  • 2-3 tsp
    superfine sugar
  • 3 oz
    carbonated water (club soda or seltzer water)
  • ice cubes
  • 1
    maraschino cherry - for garnish
  • 1 slice
    orange - for garnish

How To Make tom collins

  • 1
    In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar.
  • 2
    Shake well, and strain into a tall Collins glass almost filled with ice cubes.
  • 3
    Add the club soda, and garnish with a cherry and orange slice.
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