Tom Collins

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

  1. 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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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.

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.

There's a link for that. :) https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018342-tom-collins

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

Compare: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016372-gin-fizz

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