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Tom Collins Cocktail

The Tom Collins is a fine old drink—cocktail writer David Wondrich notes how it turns up (in a slightly different form) in Jerry Thomas’s seminal Bon Vivant’s Companion of 1877. Wondrich cites the drink’s “simple elegance”: just gin, lemon juice, and sugar, topped off with fizzy water. What to buy: Finely milled superfine sugar dissolves rapidly, avoiding any risk of graininess in the finished drink.

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Ingredients

number of servings
1
  • ice cubes Added to
  • 2 ounce London dry gin Added to
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice Added to
  • 1 teaspoon superfine sugar Added to
  • 4 ounce club soda chilled Added to
  • 1 thin lemon slice for garnishing Added to
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Directions

5 min.
1. Step

Drop a handful of ice cubes into a cocktail shaker and add the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake until chilled, about 5 seconds. Pour into a chilled collins glass filled with ice cubes.

2. Step

Add the club soda to the glass, give it a quick stir, garnish with the lemon slice, and serve.

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