BevX Cocktails
Tom Collins
This classic drink has been a staple in cocktail recipe books for well over a century. The simple, but tasty "Collins" treatment of adding a fresh lemon and sugar to a spirit of choice will provide many happy cocktail hours at your home bar. Please promise never to buy those horrible, insipid Collins mixes!
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. London Dry Gin
1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
4 oz. Club soda
Occasion
The classic Tom Collins is often served as an aperitif. It works well year-round and always gets the appetite flowing.
Method
Fill a tall Collins glass three-quarters full with cracked ice. Add Gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Stir well to combine, then top the glass with club soda and give it a gentle stir. Garnish with an orange slice and, optionally, add a lime wedge or a cherry.
Variations
There are many variations of the classic, and most successful deviations from the original recipe involve a flavored simple syrup. We like keeping the lemon juices as it's clearly the best citrus for the job. Of course, Gin has many expressions, so merely changing the Gin changes the finished cocktail.
Source: Classic