Tom Collins

Ingredients

• 3 oz Club Soda
• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Superfine Sugar
• 1 slice of Orange
• 1 Maraschino Cherry

Description

The Tom Collins is a type of Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology" Jerry Thomas, this "Gin and Sparkling Lemonade" drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice. In 1874, people in New York, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere in the United States would start a conversation read more... The Tom Collins is a type of Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology" Jerry Thomas, this "Gin and Sparkling Lemonade" drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice. In 1874, people in New York, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere in the United States would start a conversation with "Have you seen Tom Collins?" After the listener predictably reacts by explaining that they did not know a Tom Collins, the speaker would assert that Tom Collins was talking about the listener to others and that Tom Collins was "just around the corner", "in a local bar," or somewhere else near. The conversation about the nonexistent Tom Collins was a proven hoax of exposure. In The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874 as it became known, the speaker would encourage the listener to act foolishly by reacting to patent nonsense that the hoaxer deliberately presents as reality. In particular, the speaker desired the listener to become at the idea of someone talking about them to others such that the listener would rush off to find the purportedly nearby Tom Collins. - Source: Wikipedia    (hide)