Make it
Method
- 1
Shake gin, lemon, and syrup with ice.
- 2
Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass.
- 3
Top with soda water.
- 4
Stir once and garnish.
PRO TIP
Leave room for soda; overfilling before the top kills the fizz.
Gin • Bright
Tom Collins
A sparkling lemonade with tailoring.
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MAKINGTom CollinsShake + top • 5 min
STEP 1OF 4
Shake gin, lemon, and syrup with ice.
Bartender shaking the cocktailA little bar lore
Where it came from
A foundational nineteenth-century gin highball related to the earlier John Collins.
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