Tom Collins

Name: Tom Collins
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz Old Tom Gin; 1 oz Lemon juice; Lemon slice - for garnish; Maraschino cherry - for garnish; ½ oz Simple syrup; 2 oz Soda water

Ingredients

1 ½ oz Old Tom Gin
1 oz Lemon juice
½ oz Simple syrup
2 oz Soda water
Lemon slice - for garnish
Maraschino cherry - for garnish

oz ml cl

Glass: Collins

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Instructions

Build the ingredients into the chilled Collins glass. Stir gently. Garnish with the Lemon slice, and the Maraschino cherry.

Tom Collins origin story

Country: United States

First appearance in The Bartender’s Guide: How to Mix Drinks; A Bon Vivant’s Companion published in 1876 by Jerry Thomas

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Nutrition Facts

	Calories	Total Fat	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Protein
Old Tom Gin	?	?	?	?	?	?
Lemon juice	6.6	0.1	0.3	2.1	0.8	0.1
Simple syrup	39	0.0	1.8	10.1	9.1	0.0
Soda water	?	?	?	?	?	?
Total	45.6	0.1	2.1	12.1	9.8	0.1

About the ingredients

Simple syrup: Simple syrup (aka sugar syrup, or bar syrup) is a basic sugar-and-water syrup used by bartenders as a sweetener to make cocktails. Simple syrup is made by stirring granulated sugar into hot water in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved and then cooling the solution. The ratio of sugar to water is 1:1 by volume for normal simple syrup, but can get up to 2:1 for rich simple syrup. For pure sucrose the saturation limit is about 5:1 (500 grams (18 oz) sucrose to 100 millilitres (3.5 imp fl oz; 3.4 US fl oz) water).
Gin: Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries (Juniperus communis). Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern France, Flanders and the Netherlands, to provide aqua vita from distillates of grapes and grains. It then became an object of commerce in the spirits industry. Gin emerged in England after the introduction of jenever, a Dutch and Belgian liquor that was originally a medicine. Although this development had been taking place since the early 17th century, gin became widespread after the William of Orange–led 1688 Glorious Revolution and subsequent import restrictions on French brandy.
Maraschino cherry: A maraschino cherry is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold varieties. In their modern form, the cherries are first preserved in a brine solution usually containing sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride to bleach the fruit, then soaked in a suspension of food coloring (common red food dye is FD&C Red 40), sugar syrup, and other components.
Soda water: Carbonated water (also known as soda water, sparkling water, fizzy water, club soda, water with gas or (especially in the U.S.) as seltzer or seltzer water) is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure or occurring due to natural geological processes. Carbonation causes small bubbles to form, giving the water an effervescent quality. Common forms include sparkling natural mineral water, club soda, and commercially-produced sparkling water.