Tom Collins Cocktail

Name: Tom Collins Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 fluid ounces fluid ounces club soda; 2 fluid ounces fluid ounces gin; 237 milliliters ice; 1 fluid ounces 3/4 fluid ounce lemon juice; 1 lemon wedge; 1 fluid ounces 1/2 fluid ounce simple syrup

Tom Collins Cocktail might be a good recipe to expand your beverage collection. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 213 calories. If you have club soda, lemon wedge, ice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 minutes.

Instructions

Fill a Collins glass with 1 1/2 cups ice, set aside in the freezer.

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Ice

Combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.

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Simple Syrup

Lemon Juice

Cocktail

Gin

Add 1 cup ice, cover and shake until chilled. Strain into the chilled Collins glass.

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Shake

Ice

Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.

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Lemon Wedge

Sparkling Water

Ingredients

Servings:

2fluid ounces

fluid ounces club soda 2fluid ounces

fluid ounces gin 237milliliters

ice 1fluid ounces

3/4 fluid ounce lemon juice 1

lemon wedge 1fluid ounces

1/2 fluid ounce simple syrup

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.