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Tom Collins

Name: Tom Collins
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Ordinary Drink
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; 1 oz Lemon Juice; 1 tsp superfine Sugar; 3 oz Club Soda; 1 Maraschino Cherry; 1 Orange

Tom Collins combines Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Club Soda in a ordinary drink served in a collins glass. It is a strong fit for summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Easy, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Quick fact

The Tom Collins is a Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. This "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink is typically served in a Collins glass over ice with a cherry garnish. A non-alcoholic "Collins mix" mixer is produced, enjoyed by some as a soft drink.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

6 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

2 oz

Lemon Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

1 oz

Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

1 tsp superfine

Club Sodamixer - Non-alcoholic

3 oz

Maraschino Cherrygarnish - Non-alcoholic

Orangeingredient - Non-alcoholic

How to make it

Build it step by step.

5 steps

1In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar.
2Shake well.
3Strain into a collins glass alomst filled with ice cubes.
4Add the club soda.
5Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

Method

Stirred

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon Juice and Maraschino Cherry.

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Taste map

Strength

Easy

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Tom Collins is a advanced alcoholic cocktail for summer patio with Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

✓Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Collins glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a collins glass and aim for a advanced prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Tom Collins sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Source: Tom Collins

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