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Tom Collins Done Two Ways

Traditional Tom Collins

  • 2 oz Tanqueray Gin
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • splash of club soda

Shake the gin, simple syrup and lemon juice with ice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Cucumber Tom Collins

  • 1" of sliced cucumber
  • 2 oz Hendrick's Gin
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • splash of club soda

Muddle the cucumber in a shaker. Add ice, gin, simple syrup and lemon juice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a cucumber slice.