Classic cocktail

Tom Collins

A refreshing long drink of gin, lemon, sugar, and soda water. The original summer highball.

Glass
Collins glass
Method
Build
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
4

Ingredients

  • 2 oz London Dry Gin
  • 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • ½ oz Simple Syrup
  • 2 oz Soda Water

Garnish: Lemon wheel and cherry

How to make it

  1. Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into ice-filled collins glass.
  3. Top with soda water.

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