Tom Collins Cocktail
Total Time
10 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
(11)
Ingredients
1 cocktail
- Ice
- 2 ounces gin*
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup, recipe below
- Club soda or sparkling water (I like Topo Chico)
- 1 lemon round or ½ orange round, for garnish
- 1 Luxardo cherry or other cocktail cherry, for garnish
- Simple syrup (yields enough for 6 to 8 cocktails, scale as necessary)
- ¼ cup sugar (traditional) or honey (my favorite)
- ¼ cup water
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
*Gin suggestions:
Old Tom Gin is the traditional choice. Any gin that you enjoy will work, especially if it’s not overwhelmingly junipery. Rieger’s Midwestern Dry Gin is recommended for its balanced flavor profile, made in Kansas City. If you’re generally not a gin lover, try Hendrick’s, which is more mellow in flavor and infused with cucumber and rose.
Measurement tips:
A measuring jigger is recommended for measuring small amounts of liquids. Alternatively, use measuring cups and spoons. Two ounces is ¼ cup, 1 ounce is 2 tablespoons, and ½ ounce is 1 tablespoon.
Make it quick:
Although the cocktail shaker method yields the nicest flavor, you could skip it and mix these drinks in ice-filled glasses (stir together the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup, then the club soda and gently stir to combine). They’ll taste stronger on the first few sips and mellow as the ice melts.