Wonderful and delicious recipe for the iconic summer drink Tom Collins, which combines the best of alcohol with sweetness and acidity.
Recipe for homemade tom collins
Delicious and tasty recipe for the iconic summer drink Tom Collins, combining the best of alcohol with sweetness and tartness.
We have the recipe from the book: “Gin – recipes for gin, tonic, and cocktails“, written by Jesper Schmidt, who says the following about the recipe:
“Tom Collins is a classic, actually one of the really old ones. You can find it in Jerry Thomas’ “The Bartender’s Guide”, which was published back in 1876. In this recipe, Old English Gin is used. It is distilled in England’s oldest pot still, bottled in a champagne bottle, and sealed with a cork and wax, just as it was done in the old days.”
This recipe requires the following:
- cocktail shaker or similar
- jigger
- cocktail strainer or small sieve
- glass
- 16-18 ice cubes
Servings: drink
Homemade Tom Collins
Wonderful and delicious recipe for the iconic summer drink Tom Collins, which combines the best of alcohol with sweetness and acidity.
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Cocktail Glass
Ingredients
- 4 cl Gin Old English Gin by Hammer & Son
- 4 cl Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
- 2 cl Sugar Syrup
- 4 cl Sparkling Water Fever-Tree Soda Water, or another sparkling water with soft bubbles
- 1 slices Lemon garnish
Instructions
- Add half of the ice cubes, Old English Gin, lemon juice, and syrup to the cocktail shaker.
- Shake for 10-12 seconds (make sure to hold both ends of the shaker tightly).
- Add the remaining ice cubes to the glass, and strain the cocktail through a cocktail strainer or a small sieve into the glass.
- Top with Fever-Tree Soda Water.
- Garnish with the lemon slice.