Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Gin shaken with lemon and sugar, poured tall over ice and topped with club soda. The archetypal summer cooler, garnished with cherry and orange.

11% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

4 min

Time

180 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Gin

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Lemon Juice1 oz
  • Orange(optional)1
  • Gin2 oz
  • Maraschino Cherry(optional)1
  • Sugar1 tsp superfine
  • Soda Water3 oz

Instructions

  1. In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar.

  2. Shake well.

  3. Strain into a collins glass alomst filled with ice cubes.

  4. Add the club soda.

  5. Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

Pairs well with

The definitive gin cooler asks for easygoing, salty porch snacks:

  • Club sandwich quarters
  • Kettle chips
  • Lemon-herb olives
  • Cheese straws

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