Tom Collins

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This drink is designated as an
IBA Official Cocktail
Tom Collins
Type: Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:
Served: "On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard garnish: orange, cherry, or lime
Standard drinkware:
Collins glass
IBA specified ingredients:
Preparation: Mix the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a tall glass with ice, top up with soda water, garnish and serve.

The Tom Collins is a cocktail. It is essentially a Gin Fizz, using "Old Tom Gin" (a sweetened version of, and precursor to, London Dry Gin) and served in a larger glass over ice. Commercial sweet and sour mix is commonly used as a replacement for the sugar and lemon juice.

The Ron Collins is a variation on the Tom Collins in which the gin is replaced by rum. This cocktail was invented in Cuba in the 1920s [1] and remains a popular drink there today. The name is a pun - ron is the Spanish word for rum.

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