Tom Collins
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For other uses, see Tom Collins (disambiguation).
| This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail |
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| Tom Collins | |
| Type: | Cocktail |
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| Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish: | orange, cherry, or lime |
| Standard drinkware: |
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| IBA specified ingredients†: |
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| Preparation: | Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a tall glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish and serve. |
The Tom Collins is a cocktail. It is essentially a Gin Fizz, using "Old Tom Gin" (a sweetened version of, and precursor to, London Dry Gin) and served in a larger glass over ice. Commercial sweet and sour mix is commonly used as a replacement for the sugar and lemon juice.
The Ron Collins is a variation on the Tom Collins in which the gin is replaced by rum. This cocktail was invented in Cuba in the 1920s [1] and remains a popular drink there today. The name is a pun - ron is the Spanish word for rum.
