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Tom Collins

By Rosie Schaap

Updated July 5, 2024

Tom Collins — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

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This classic drink is essentially a ginned-up tall glass of lemonade.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

1ounce fresh lemon juice
1teaspoon simple syrup
2ounces London Dry-style gin
Soda water, to top
Lemon wheel or wedge, for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, vigorously shake lemon juice, simple syrup and gin. Strain over fresh ice into a highball glass and top with soda water. Garnish with a wedge or wheel of lemon.

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Ratings

4 out of 5

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Comments

Nathan Brasfield7 years ago

The better NYT recipe for a Tom Collins is the one by Robert Simonson--for the main reason that 1 oz. of simple syrup instead of tsp is really the amount needed to make this as flavorful as it should be.

Nathan Brasfield7 years ago

The better NYT recipe for a Tom Collins is the one by Robert Simonson--for the main reason that 1 oz. of simple syrup instead of tsp is really the amount needed to make this as flavorful as it should be.

Robert7 years ago

There's a link for that. :) https://daily4you.info/recipes/1018342-tom-collins%3C/p%3E%3Cdiv class="noteactions_noteActions__VlyP0">

Torm7 years ago

Ever notice how a Tom Collins and a Gin Fizz are pretty much the same drink?

Compare: https://daily4you.info/recipes/1016372-gin-fizz%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cdiv class="noteactions_noteActions__VlyP0">

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