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Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
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Tom Collins

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Gin, lemon juice, sugar, soda water, served tall over ice. The original highball cocktail and the easiest gin drink to nail at home.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple syrup or 2 tsp sugar
  • Club soda to top, about 3 oz
  • 1 Lemon wheel to garnish
  • 1 Maraschino cherry optional

Method
 

Build:
  1. Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a Collins (tall) glass.
  2. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
  3. Top with about 3 oz of club soda.
  4. Stir gently with a bar spoon to combine without breaking up the bubbles.
Garnish:
  1. Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim and, if you must, a maraschino cherry.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 0.2gSodium: 0.02mgSugar: 11g

Notes

The 'Tom' in Tom Collins originally referred to Old Tom gin, a slightly sweeter style of gin popular in the 1800s. London Dry gin works fine, just bump the simple syrup by 1/4 oz to compensate.
If you only have lemon-lime soda, use it but cut the simple syrup. The soda already has sugar in it.
For a Vodka Collins, swap the gin for vodka. Same recipe, different drink. For a Whiskey Collins, swap for bourbon. Same again.

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