GIBSON'S Botanical Tom Collins
In an ice-filled tumbler, add:
40 ml GIBSON'S Botanical gin
30 ml lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup
Sparkling water
Lemon zest or mint leaves
Simply half-fill the tumbler glass with ice and pour in your GIBSON'S Gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Stir with a cocktail spoon. Finish by adding sparkling water. Add the final touch with a lemon zest or a few mint leaves.
The origins of the Tom Collins cocktail
It is difficult to know the true origin of the Tom Collins cocktail. Some believe that it was created in London by the headwaiter of Limmer's bar between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. For others, it was Vincent Collins, a bartender at Whitehouse, who invented it in 1850. It was in 1876 that the famous Tom Collins cocktail was made official in the Bartender's Guide. This great classic was to enjoy great success after Prohibition in New York, and became known for its characteristic freshness.
