What is Collins mix made of?

Tom Collins

Cocktail
Commonly used ingredients	4.5 cL (3 parts) Old Tom Gin 3 cL (2 parts) freshly squeezed lemon juice 1.5 cL (1 part) sugar syrup 6 cL (4 parts) carbonated water to taste
Preparation	Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a tall glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish and serve.

What is a Tom Collins mix?

Often, easy-to-source ingredients combined in simple packages result in the best drinks. Case in point: the Tom Collins, a classic cocktail featuring gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and club soda. The refreshing drink tastes like a spiked sparkling lemonade and is equipped with all you need to cool down on a hot day.

Can you buy Collins mix?

Mr & Mrs T Tom Collins Mix, 1 L bottle.

What’s the difference between a Tom Collins and a John Collins?

Another small distinction: Whereas the Tom Collins is garnished with a lemon, John Collins is garnished with an orange, and either can be garnished with a festive maraschino cherry (via Allrecipes). Made with gin, the Tom Collins features the delicious botanical notes for which gin is prized.

Is Collins mix the same as sour mix?

A basic sour is made up of a base spirit plus a sour ingredient, either simple syrup with lemon or a pre-mixed sour. If those components are served in a tall glass with ice and topped with soda, then they create a collins. That is the beauty of any sour: you can always make it your own with a few simple adjustments.

What does Collins mix taste like?

Tom Collins cocktails taste like grown-up lemonade. They’re irresistibly citrusy, fizzy and refreshing, with herbal notes from the gin. While lemonade can be cloying, Tom Collins need not be too sweet—I like mine with just a splash of simple syrup to round out the flavors.

Why is it called a Tom Collins?

Sir Morell Mackenzie, the British physician, linked Limmer’s Bartender John Collins to the Tom Collins and suggested that the name had changed due to the use of Old Tom gin in Collin’s gin punch. The Tom Collins usually would have had more lemon than the latter making it more of a gin lemonade than a gin soda.

What is the best gin for Tom Collins?

Now, if you want to go with a gin that would have been likely used during the original creation of the Tom Collins you can utilize something like an Old Tom Gin (and hey, both have “Tom“ in the name, so perhaps you’ll find it is the perfect match). Other gins like Plymouth or Bombay Dry Drin would work well.

What does a Tom Collins cocktail taste like?

Why do they call it Tom Collins?