What cocktail, first written about in 1876, consists of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, and is served in a namesake glass?
Tom Collins with lemon slice, cherry and a straw. The Juan Collins is a Collins cocktail made from tequila, lime juice, sugar or some other sweetening agent, and club soda. It is a variation of the original Tom Collins, first memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology" Jerry Thomas. This drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice. Tom Collins The Tom Collins is a cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by Jerry Thomas, the "father of American mixology", this drink is typically served in a
John Collins (cocktail) John Collins (cocktail) A John Collins is a cocktail which was attested to in 1869, but may be older. It is believed to have originated with a headwaiter of that name who worked at Limmer's Old House in Conduit Street in Mayfair, which was a popular London hotel and coffee house around 1790–1817. The John Collins is a Collins cocktail made from Bourbon whiskey or London dry gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water. A recipe for a John Collins is featured in the "Steward and Barkeeper's Manual" of 1869: <poem>Teaspoonful of powdered sugar The juice of half a lemon