Tom Collins

Revision as of 06:35, 23 December 2006

The Tom Collins is a Cocktail which consists of Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, and Soda water.

• WHERE IS TOM COLLINS

Earliest Recipe

Jerry Thomas (1876 edition)

• Tom Collins Gin.
• (Use small bar-glass.)
• Take 5 or 6 dashes of gum syrup.
• Juice of a small lemon.
• 1 large wine-glass of Gin.
• 2 or 3 lumps of ice;

Shake up well and strain into a large bar-glass. Fill up the glass with plain soda water and imbibe while it is lively.

Earliest Tom Collins Recipe with Old Tom Gin

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Common recipe

Recipe: Cocktaildb.com

• Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain
• 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• After straining into glass, fill with ice and soda.
• Stir.
• Add lemon wedge, cherry, orange slice
• Serve in a tall glass

Recipe: Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail

• 1 1/2 oz. Gin
• 1 oz. Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz. Lemon
• Soda

Shake spirits, sugar and lemon juice with ice and strain into an iced collins glass and fill with soda. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.

Whats the difference between a Tom Collins and a Gin Fizz?

• Thinking Bartender - Tom Collins Article

"...the Gin Fizz is basically a Gin and Sodawater with a little bit of lemon juice, whereas the Tom Collins contains considerably more lemon juice, basically rendering it as a Gin and Sparkling Lemonade."

Fine Art of Mixing Drinks - David A Embury - 1948, page 287

"...the two are identically the same drink, made in the same manner with the same ingredients......"

Video Demonstrations on the Web

• Video Jug - Tom Collins