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Tanqueray Tom Collins

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Gin botanicals, citrus fruit sweetness and a touch of sourness, bubbled up with soda water – the Tom Collins is one of the simplest long drinks, such a classic that it’s had a glass named after it.
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About this recipe

Essentially a sour cocktail with added carbonated water, the Tom Collins is ideal served at your party or barbecue, with its delicious, cooling qualities to the fore. You can pour into a highball glass or tumbler, but why not do it with the proper container itself? Collins glasses tend to have a full capacity of 350–450ml and can be three-quarters filled with ice for the perfect, classic, long drink. The Tom Collins was reputedly invented by London bartender John Collins at Limmer’s Hotel on Conduit Street, London. It was adapted, so the story goes, from the renowned Gin Punch cocktails served at the hotel, with genever (Dutch gin) as the base. The cocktail took the name of its creator, but using Old Tom gin (essentially a sweetened London Dry Gin), it became known as a Tom Collins although there is a story about the Tom Collins originating in New York. In 1874 a hoax took place where customers were told about an imaginary person insulting them in a neighbouring bar called Tom Collins, but it may just have been named after the already-created drink. In his 1876 The Bartender’s Guide, Jerry Thomas lists a range of Tom Collins cocktails, while Harry Johnson’s 1882 Bartenders’ Manual suggests both lemon and lime juice for his John Collins and reminds readers “this drink must be taken as soon as it is mixed or it will lose its flavour”. Variations on the Collins recipe began to proliferate and in 1948 David Embury wrote: “Originally there were two brothers only in the Collins family – Tom and John. During recent years, however, numerous cousins have appeared on the scene – Pedro, Pierre, Sandy, Mike, Jack, the Colonel and several others whose first names have not yet been officially recorded in the baptismal registry.” A Pierre Collins uses cognac or brandy, a Pedro Collins brings in rum, a Jack – or Joe – Collins has vodka as its main spirit ingredient, while a Colonel Collins is based on bourbon.

Ingredients for

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50ml.
Tanqueray® London Dry Gin
25ml.
Lemon Juice
10ml.
Sugar Syrup
1splash(es)
Soda Water
1wedge(s)
Lemon
➤ 2.1 units of alcohol per serve

Equipment

1 x
Tall glass
1 x
Knife
1 x
Ice
1 x
Stirrer
1 x
Jigger
1 x
Ice
1 x
Stirrer
1 x
Jigger

How to make

Fill a glass with ice.

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
Pour Tanqueray London Dry Gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup into the glass.

Using a jigger, measure 50ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin, 25ml lemon juice, 10ml sugar syrup into the glass.
Stir until well combined.

Stir the mixture with a bar spoon until the ingredients are well combined.
Top up with soda water.

Top up the drink with a splash of soda water.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.

With a sharp knife and a chopping board, cut a wedge of lemon and place into the drink to garnish.

Avoid top-ups

It’s easier to keep track of your drinks if you know how many full glasses you’re drinking.
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Tanqueray® London Dry Gin

Launched in 1830, Tanqueray London Dry Gin is double-distilled with distinct citrus botanicals, particularly grapefruit, to the fore.

Tanqueray Tom Collins

About this recipe

Ingredients for

Equipment

How to make

Avoid top-ups

Tanqueray® London Dry Gin

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