Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Not Too Tricky


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Ingredients

1 Parts Bombay Sapphire Gin

Juice of half a lemon

2 Parts Soda Water

2 tsp Caster Sugar

Lemon Wedge

Ice

To garnish: A large lemon wedge

Method

The first Tom Collins recipe was written by the father of modern cocktail making, Jerry Thomas. It’s a simple mix of gin, lemon and sugar syrup, shaken over ice.

  1. 1. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar and Bombay Sapphire to a clean highball glass and stir
  2. 2. Add plenty of cubed ice and stir again
  3. 3. Top with soda water and stir for a final time
  4. 4. Garnish with the lemon wedge then serve

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