Tom Collins - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess - Small Screen

Sign up for the Small Screen Email Newsletter: http://vid.io/xdM Be the first to know when new episodes air on our site! How to Make a Tom Collins The recipe for the Tom Collins first appeared in the 1876 edition of Jerry Thomas' "The Bartender's Guide". Apparently named after a little practical joke popular around 1874 in which one person would tell someone on the street that Tom Collins is in a local bar and is talking about them. The now agitated person would hurry off to confront this Tom Collins and soon enough a forward thinking bartender created the drink. Watch on Small Screen: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/432 Recipe: 2 oz Gin 1 oz Lemon Juice 1 tsp simple syrup Instructions: Shake with ice. Strain into an ice filled collins glass and top with soda. Garnish with cherry and orange wedge.