Cocktail: Tom Collins

By Snook

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Tanqueray gin or other London dry gin
• 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tbs. simple syrup
• 1/2 cup soda water
• One orange slice, for garnish
• One maraschino or fresh cherry, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Shake the gin, lemon juice, syrup, and four or five ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Strain over ice into a Collins glass, top with the soda, and stir. Garnish with the orange slice and cherry