Upfront disclaimer: this post is backdated a week. No, I haven’t been in a coma. I’ve been interstate for a wedding and I made the last-minute packing-crazed decision to leave my laptop at home. Regret! Never mind; here we are now.
Tom Collins
- 50ml Old Tom gin
- 30ml lemon juice
- 20ml sugar syrup
Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice and top with soda water. Garnish with a citrus slice and a cherry (or, if you are 1806, an incredible strip of lemon).
When I knew I would be in Melbourne for the last day of Ginuary, I knew I had to celebrate the finale at 1806. It’s a beautiful cocktail bar in the city; I first visited there with friends a couple of years ago and I accredit its beautiful menu with first piquing my interest in the history of cocktails. When Nick at 1806 suggested he make me a Tom Collins, I couldn’t say no.
Back before I’d even committed to Ginuary, I decided that the Tom Collins would be my drink for the summer of 11/12. It’s a perfect drink for a hot summer day, and when I read up on the history of the Tom Collins, I was completely charmed by the “Have you seen Tom Collins?” exposure hoax of 1874. What larks. Anyway, then Ginuary came along and dashed my summer plans, so it was wonderful to join up with Tom again… carrying smoothly through to the rest of summer, perhaps?
Photos of the Tom Collins prep, plus the rest of my night at 1806, behind the cut. Go on.
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