Tom Collins Recipe

The Tom Collins is a classic gin cocktail that’s light and bubbly! Just 4 ingredients are required for this highball recipe.

Ahh, the Tom Collins: this nostalgic cocktail is about as classic as it gets! This tall highball drink is a sweet and sour drink made with gin. A cousin of the Gin Fizz, it’s refreshing and bubbly, loaded with ice in a highball glass. Top with a cocktail cherry and it’s one of the most sought-after cocktails out there. Every time we serve one to friends, it gets rave reviews. Here’s exactly how to make this classic cocktail!

The first recipe for a Tom Collins was published in 1876. The drink dates back to at least 1869, supposedly named after a waiter in London by that name. The Tom Collins makes the list of the International Bartender Association’s IBA official cocktails (with the name John Collins), meaning that it has an “exact” definition. The ingredients in a Tom Collins cocktail are:

Classic Tom Collins

The first warm days of the season deserve a classic cocktail as their accompaniment. Fresh lemon, orange slices and a splash of cherry juice make this beverage as colorful as it is refreshing.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 220 , Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 , Fiber 1 g, Protein 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, servingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 15 mg, Sugar 19 g, Trans Fat 0 g

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup gin
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• Ice
• 1 cup club soda
• 4 orange slices
• 8 maraschino cherries

Instruction:

1. In small saucepan, heat sugar and water over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture simmers and sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool.
2. In small pitcher, stir together simple syrup, gin, and lemon juice. Fill 4 glasses to brim with ice. In each glass, pour about 2/3 cup gin mixture; top with 1/4 cup club soda. Garnish each with orange slice and 2 cherries.

Tom Collins Cocktail

The Tom Collins is a classic gin cocktail that’s light and bubbly! Just 4 ingredients are required for this highball recipe.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 1

Nutrition Facts: servingSize None, calories 239 calories, Sugar 25 g, Sodium 5.7 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 28.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces* dry gin
• 3/4 to 1 ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 4 ounces (1/2 cup) soda water
• Ice (try our clear ice!)
• For the garnish: maraschino cherry, lemon wheel

Instruction:

1. Add the gin, syrup and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes. Shake well until chilled.
2. Strain the liquid into an ice filled glass, and top off the glass with soda water. Garnish with a lemon wheel and cocktail cherry.

Tom Collins Cocktail

This Tom Collins recipe is the best! Tom Collins cocktails are made with gin, lemon, club soda and simple syrup. They’re delightfully fizzy, delicious and refreshing. Recipe yields 1 cocktail, so multiply as needed (you can mix several at once in a cocktail shaker).

Prep: 10min

Total: 10min

Yield: 1

Serving Size: 1 drink with 1 cherry

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 drink with 1 cherry, calories 167 calories, Sugar 9.3 g, Sodium 1 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 10.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• Ice
• 2 ounces gin*
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup, recipe below
• Club soda or sparkling water (I like Topo Chico)
• 1 lemon round or 1/2 orange round, for garnish
• 1 Luxardo cherry or other cocktail cherry, for garnish
• ¼ cup sugar (traditional) or honey (my favorite)
• ¼ cup water

Instruction:

1. To make the simple syrup: Combine the sugar (or honey) and water in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat, whisking occasionally, just until the sweetener has fully dissolved into the water. Remove the pot from the heat and set it aside to cool.
2. To make a cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake for 20 to 30 seconds, until the outside of the shaker is really cold.
3. Fill a Collins (tall) glass with ice. Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass. Fill the rest of the glass with club soda, and give it a gentle stir with a spoon.
4. Garnish with a lemon round or 1/2 of an orange round, plus a cocktail cherry. Enjoy.

How to Make a Tom Collins Cocktail – Liquor.com