Tom Collins
Gin · lemon juice · sugar · ≈ 151 kcal per drink
Photo: Will Shenton
Tom Collins is a cocktail served in a collins glass. It's built on gin, lemon juice and sugar.
Ingredients (per drink)
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1 tsp superfine Sugar
- 3 oz Club soda
- 1 Maraschino cherry
- 1 Orange
Instructions
- In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a collins glass alomst filled with ice cubes.
- Add the club soda.
- Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.
How much to buy for a party
One Tom Collins per guest, plus 10% extra for spills and seconds. Adjust guests, servings and spillage in the calculator.
| Ingredient | 10 guests | 20 guests | 50 guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 1 × 750ml | 2 × 750ml | 5 × 750ml |
| Lemon juice | 1 × 355mlor 8 fresh lemons | 2 × 355mlor 15 fresh lemons | 5 × 355mlor 37 fresh lemons |
| Maraschino cherry | 11 | 22 | 56 |
| Orange | 11 | 22 | 56 |
| Simple syrup | 1 × 375ml | 1 × 375ml | 1 × 375ml |
| Soda water | 1 × 1L | 2 × 1L | 5 × 1L |
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