"A ""Tom Collins"" cocktail consists of gin, soda water, sugar and what other ingredient?"
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
Old Tom gin Malt; The Dorchester Hotel and The London Distillery Company Ltd. An Old Tom Gin made by J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. of Jamaica is also commonly found on the market, although the island is better known for rum. Old Tom Gin is specified for Jerry Thomas' 'Martinez Cocktail' in his 1887 "Bartender's Guide, How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks". The first record of it being used in the Tom Collins cocktail was the 1891 book, "The Flowing Bowl: When and What to Drink." Old Tom gin Old Tom Gin (or Tom Gin or Old Tom) is