Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe

Tom Collins Cocktail

Tom Collins Cocktail

Ingredients

2 ounces gin
1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
club soda
lemon wedge

Tools

collins glass
shaker
strainer
citrus squeezer

Preparation

1. Fill a shaker half full of ice.

2. Pour in gin, lemon juice and powdered sugar. Shake vigorously.

3. Strain over new ice in a Collins glass.

4. Top it off with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.

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