Classic Tom Collins

Name: Classic Tom Collins
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 ounce lemon juice; 2 ounces gin; 1 slice orange; 3 ounces club soda; 1 maraschino cherry; 1 teaspoon superfine sugar

Submitted by lauralie41

"This was my mom's favorite drink when I was younger. I remember my uncle making these for her and I always asked her for the maraschino cherry. Found the recipe on a popular mix drink website."

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photo by 2Bleu

Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 1

ingredients

1 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces gin
1 slice orange
3 ounces club soda
1 maraschino cherry
1 teaspoon superfine sugar

directions

Fill a shaker half way with ice cubes.
Add gin, lemon juice and sugar, shake well.
Strain mix into a collins glass that is almost filled to the top with ice cubes and add the club soda. Stir well and garnish with the cherry and orange slice.

Questions & Replies

Is it named after that guy from Rent?

Anonymous

Reviews

I made this as a frozen Tom Collins for Buddha and I. We had to add quite a bit more sugar and a bit more lemon juice, but it's great that I could re-live one of my favorite drinks of long ago and didn't need any sweet-n-sour mix. Thanks for sharing. :)

2Bleu
This is nice and refreshing, though it doesn't have the distinct sweet sour you expect from a Tom Collins. I added a wedge of lime which helped get closer to the right flavor.

momaphet