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Tom Collins

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About The Tom Collins Cocktail

Master the all-time gin classic. The Tom Collins is essentially a sparkling lemonade spiked with a healthy dose of the juniper spirit. While there is a debate which side of the pond this drink was born, this cocktail lives up to his classic status with every sip.

Ingredients in The Tom Collins Cocktail  

Units
3⁄4 oz Fresh lemon juice
3⁄4 oz
Fresh lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup (1 part water, 1 part sugar)
3⁄4 oz
Simple syrup (1 part water, 1 part sugar)
1 1⁄2 oz Gin
Try it with Beefeater
1 1⁄2 oz
Gin
Try it with Beefeater
 Club soda, to top
Club soda, to top
 
Garnish: 
Lemon wheel
Lemon wheel
Cherry
Cherry
Glass: 
Highball or Collins

How to make The Tom Collins Cocktail

Add the lemon juice, simple syrup and gin into a shaker with ice and shake well.

Strain into a highball or Collins glass over fresh ice.

Top with club soda.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and cherry, and serve with a straw.

Other Information

Watch Liquor.com advisory board member Simon Ford make a proper Tom Collins in our How to Cocktail video.

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Bubbly Sour Sweet
Base Spirit:
Gin
Cocktail Type:
Classics
Served:
On the Rocks
Preparation:
Shaken
Strength:
Medium
Difficulty:
Medium
Hours:
Afternoon Dinner/Paired with food Evening
Brands:
Beefeater
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Ingredients:

2 oz Beefeater gin
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2  Raspberries
1 oz Fresh lemon juice
1 oz Club soda

Garnish:
1 Lemon wheel, mint sprig and raspberries
Glass:
Highball

How to Make:

  1. In a highball glass, muddle the raspberries and simple syrup.
  2. Add the gin and lemon juice, and stir.
  3. Fill with ice and top with the club soda.
  4. Garnish with a lemon wheel, a mint sprig and two raspberries.
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