Cocktails
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AmericanTom Collins
A long, refreshing gin sour topped with soda. The tiers move from value gin with bottled lemon to a craft London Dry built over hand-cut ice with homemade oleo-saccharum syrup.
Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Contains alcohol
Ultimate version
Craft gin, lemon oleo-saccharum and hand-cut ice topped with crisp soda.
Per serving£6.50
Total cost£6.50
Time16 min
Ingredients for 1
- Build
- 50 ml craft London Dry gin , citrus-forward
- 25 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 15 ml lemon oleo-saccharum syrup , from lemon peel and sugar
- 90 ml premium soda water , well chilled
- orange bitters , 1 dash, to taste
- Garnish
- 1 hand-cut ice spear
- 1 lemon twist , expressed
- 1 edible flower , to garnish
Method
- Shake the gin, lemon juice, oleo-saccharum and orange bitters hard over ice for 12 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled Collins glass over a hand-cut ice spear.
- Top slowly with premium soda water to keep maximum carbonation.
- Express a lemon twist over the top, drop it in and finish with an edible flower.
Equipment
- cocktail shaker
- fine strainer
- Collins glass
- ice carving knife
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Value gin, bottled lemon and sugar syrup lengthened with soda.
Better
London Dry gin, fresh lemon and a shake before the soda top.
Ultimate
Craft gin, lemon oleo-saccharum and hand-cut ice topped with crisp soda.
