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Tom Collins
Recipe:
50 ml gin
25 ml lemon juice
15 ml simple syrup
60 ml soda water
How to:
Shake everything, except the soda water, with ice. Strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Top with soda. Garnish with: a cherry and an orange wheel
Served in Collins glass
Facts:
Originally made with Old Tom, a sweet gin or when cheaply made a sweetened gin, the Collins takes its name from a headwaiter at the Limerick Hotel in London, John Collins, who had a notorious reputation as a flirt and a charmer. Now made with London Dry Gin, the Collins is a classic tall drink.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
