John Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe

The John Tom Collins is still a Collins cocktail a long drink stirred with ice and topped with soda using London dry gin believed to have originated mid-19th century with a headwaiter of that name who worked at Limmer's Old House in central London.

John Tom Collins

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Old Tom Gin or London Dry gin

• 1 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed

• 1/2 oz simple syrup

• 3 oz Club soda

• lemon or orange wheel or maraschino cherry for garnish

Lime Stone - London Dry Gin - 70cl 40% (abv)

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Assembly:

• Combine the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a Collins glass.

• Fill with ice, top with club soda and stir. Garnish with a lemon or orange wheel or maraschino cherry.

• Serve.