The Daiquiri
Tom Collins
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cold
- 2 ounces
- 1 ounce fresh juice
- ¾ ounce
- Garnish: 1 half wheel and 1 brandied cherry on a skewer
Method
Pour the seltzer into a Collins glass. Short shake the remaining ingredients with ice for about 5 seconds, then strain into the glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes and garnish with the orange half wheel and cherry.
History
Tied to a bizarre 1874 prank fad in which people were told a man named Tom Collins had been badmouthing them at a nearby bar — sending them on wild goose chases that turned the invented name into a punchline, and eventually into the name of a gin-lemon-soda highball already in circulation at the time.
Web alternative
Tom Collins
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1 tsp superfine Sugar
- 3 oz Club soda
- 1 Maraschino cherry
- 1 Orange
Method
Shake the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled collins glass.