🎩 Tom Collins

The original sparkling refresher since 1876

🌿 Victorian Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker.
  2. Fill with ice and shake briefly.
  3. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
  4. Top with club soda.
  5. Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry.

Pro Tips

🎩 Old Tom vs. London Dry

The drink was named after Old Tom gin – a slightly sweetened style. If using London Dry (more common today), you may want slightly more syrup.

🗣️ The Great Tom Collins Hoax

In 1874, a prank spread across America: "Have you seen Tom Collins? He's been saying terrible things about you!" Victims would search bars asking for Tom Collins, leading bartenders to create the drink.

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