Tom Collins
The tall tale that’s as refreshing as a summer breeze and as crisp as a freshly ironed shirt.
Admire the pristine creation of yours. Take a sip and feel like u’ve just won a game of sophisticated hide-and-seek with your taste buds! This cocktail is like a sneaky prankster that tricks you into thinking you’re drinking lemonade before revealing its boozy side. Raise an eyebrow and say, “Well played, Tom, well played!” Cheers to feeling pleasantly puzzled and pleasantly buzzed all at once!
Ingredients
2 oz Gin
1 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
Club soda
Suggested Garnish: Cherry, Lemon slice
Suggested Glass: Tall/ Collins Glass
Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice, then strain into a glass filled with ice.
Top with club soda and stir gently.
Garnish with a cherry & lemon slice.
Revelations:
The history and origin of the Bloody Mary are as colorful as the cocktail itself. While the exact details are debated, one popular theory credits Fernand Petiot, a bartender at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris during the 1920s, with its creation. Legend has it that Petiot mixed vodka with tomato juice and spices, naming it after Queen Mary I of England, known for her bloody reign. Another version attributes the drink’s invention to the St. Regis Hotel in New York City in the 1930s. Regardless of its precise origins, the Bloody Mary’s popularity grew steadily, becoming an iconic brunch cocktail celebrated for its bold flavors and alleged hangover-curing properties.
Interesting facts
While vodka is a key ingredient in the Bloody Mary today, the original recipe likely used gin.
Different countries put their spin on the Bloody Mary, resulting in variations like the “Bloody Caesar” in Canada (made with clamato juice), the “Michelada” in Mexico (includes beer), and the “Red Snapper” in Japan (uses gin instead of vodka).
Revelations:
The Tom Collins is believed to have originated in the United States, specifically in New York and gained popularity during the cocktail renaissance of the late 1800s.
Interesting facts
The Tom Collins cocktail is named after a 19th-century prank called the “Tom Collins Hoax,” where people would tell others that a fictitious person named Tom Collins was speaking ill of them. This prank became so popular that it inspired the creation of a cocktail named after the imaginary antagonist.
