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Tom Collins Recipe
Gin • Lemon • Sugar Syrup • Soda. London dry gin topped with freshly squeezed lemon and soda. Serves 1, in a collins glass.
Ingredients
- 45 ml gin
- 25 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 60 ml soda
- ice
Method
- Shake gin, lemon and sugar syrup with ice.
- Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda.
Serving tip
Garnish with a lemon wheel. Add the soda last to keep it lively.
Prep ahead and variations
Measure the spirit with a jigger, chill the glasses and cut garnishes shortly before service. Juices, purees and syrups can be measured and chilled a few hours ahead, which keeps service quick. Fresh garnishes should look bright, and clean, plentiful ice is the quiet hero of every glass. Taste before serving and adjust sweetness or acidity to suit the day, because fruit varies by season. Variation: Swap the lemon for lime and the soda for tonic for a crisper cooler.
Tom Collins at your event
At events, CASK & Co. prepares Tom Collins from our 18-foot modular counter, serving it in clean glassware with fresh garnishes. Our bartenders can batch the base ahead of the rush so the line moves quickly for 25 to 1,000 guests. Ask for it in our Grand package alongside other cocktails and mocktails. CASK & Co. is a dry hire service: the host arranges the alcohol, and we supply the counter, glassware and trained bartenders. Please drink responsibly.