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June 14, 2018 By Lucy Leave a Comment

A Tom Collins for Dads

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Tom Collins Recipe

I love my Dad, and I’m not just saying it because it’s Father’s Day this Sunday. We are a super close family and always have been, we speak most days, my sister lives just 2 roads away from us and our boys  are more like brothers than cousins. Dad came from a strong, old school East End family and in a way, we have recreated this, but in south west London instead. I have my Dad to thank for a lot of things; brace yourself for a list. a) My ability to chat and ramble comes from Dad, he can speak to anyone and everyone b) he was and still is, after a bottle of red wine, a party person, he loves a dance and we enjoy a good sing-a-long at all times and c) my love of Gin. Growing up we always had Gin to hand, and I learned to love it as we used to snaffle it from their drinks cabinet. So today, I am honouring my Dad, and all Dads, with a gin based Tom Collins, it’s a beauty.

I was surprised, when I went back through the Lucy Loves drinks archives, to find I hadn’t made a Tom Collins before. I have made so many cocktails whilst blogging, I do have to go back and check I am not duplicating, especially when they feature my beloved Gin, and with me having a bit of an old lady brain. A Tom Collins is a real vintage cocktail, originating from 1876, long before my Dad was born, and originally used Old Tom gin. I drafted in my favourite Aldi London Dry gin, it’s delicious, a really good price and keeps on winning awards, and they don’t even pay me to say so. Plenty of lemon juice, a touch of sugar and a top up of fizzy or soda water makes the Tom Collins an oldy, but a real goody.

A drink is always a good way to celebrate Father’s Day so make it a refreshing Tom Collins. If the Father figure in your life prefers Tequila, there can also be a Juan Collins, so this really is the drink for everyone.

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I was actually down to the last quarter bottle of gin here, but don’t worry, this issue has since been resolved with a brand new litre bottle.

This is such a simple cocktail, I have to say, and I do say it a lot, this may be my new favourite drink. Make a start with a tall glass, without ice at this stage. Pour in your gin of choice then add the sugar.

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Squeeze in the generous juice of half a lemon and give the whole business a good stir until the sugar has dissolved.

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Now, add your ice, stir again, then top up with as little or as much soda or fizzy water as you like.

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Give your Tom Collins a final stir then garnish with a slice of lemon, and a maraschino cherry if you are like me and love a cherry in most cocktails.

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This is a fresh dream of a cocktail, given it’s lack of modernity. I am not seeing my Dad this Father’s Day, but I think I will Face Time him and we can drink a Tom Collins together.

Lots of love to you all this weekend, especially if you can’t be with your Dads.

Lucy x

Tom Collins Recipe

Makes 1

You will need a long glass and a stirrer

60ml Gin

Juice half a lemon

2 scant teaspoons caster sugar

150ml soda water, more or less to your taste

Ice

Slice of lemon and a cherry to garnish

Take your tall glass and pour in the generous measure of gin. Stir in the lemon juice and caster sugar, ensuring the sugar has dissolved.

Add a good handful of ice then top up with fizzy or soda water and give the drink a final stir.

Garnish with a slice or wedge of lemon and a cherry if you like.

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