@creamy_confusion: 🍸A - Z COCKTAILS: T for Tom Collins… The Tom Collins traces its roots to the gin and tonic obsessed 19th century, but its exact origin is deliciously murky, which suits a cocktail named after a practical joke. The earliest printed recipes appear in the 1870s, though similar mixes showed up earlier as “John Collins” drinks, named for a headwaiter at London’s Limmer’s Hotel. Whether the eponymous Tom was a real bloke or the product of a widespread prank called “Tom Collins” (where people were told a man named Tom Collins was gossiping about them) is debated, but by the late Victorian era the Tom Collins was cemented as a long, fizzy gin highball, that was approachable, refreshing and ideal for social settings. The classic Tom Collins is simple, with London dry gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar (traditionally gomme or simple syrup), and a long pour of carbonated water, served over ice in a Collins glass with a lemon slice and a maraschino cherry. FOR THE RECIPE: Head to creamyconfusion.com.au (link in bio). . . . #azcocktails #tomcollins

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Tuesday 21 July 2026 11:33:58 GMT