Tom Collins
Gin, lemon and sugar topped with lots of soda in a tall icy glass. Basically grown-up sparkling lemonade.
Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age; please drink responsibly.
Ingredients
- 50 ml Gin
- 25 ml fresh lemon juice, plus a wheel to garnish
- 20 ml Simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water)
- 90 ml soda water, chilled
- 1 cocktail cherry (optional)
- Ice
Method
- Shake the gin, lemon juice and syrup with a handful of ice for about 10 seconds, just to chill.
- Strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top up with the soda water and give one gentle lift with a spoon so it mixes without losing the fizz.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and a cherry.
Tips
- No shaker? Stir the gin, lemon and syrup in the glass with ice, then add the soda.
- The soda makes it easy-drinking, so pace yourself: it still holds a full double of gin. For an alcohol-free twist, try the sparkling lemonade.
Sources
Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:
PUNCH BBC Good Food IBA (International Bartenders Association)
Open Tom Collins in Nouns Cooking