Tom Collins

Tom Collins cocktail

A timeless and refreshing gin highball, the Tom Collins is a perfect balance of tart lemon, sweet sugar, and botanical gin, lengthened with fizzy club soda. It is essentially a sparkling lemonade spiked with gin, served tall over ice.

Ingredients

How to Make It

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes.
  2. Add the gin, fresh lemon juice, and superfine sugar to the shaker.
  3. Shake vigorously until the mixture is well-chilled and the sugar has dissolved.
  4. Strain the liquid into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice cubes.
  5. Top with the club soda.
  6. Stir gently to combine the ingredients without losing too much carbonation.
  7. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of orange.

Glassware

Collins Glass

Classic Refreshing Highball Gin Summer Sour IBA Official

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