One of the Classic Gin based cocktails
It’s originally known as the john collins, after the Head waiter at london Hotel in the early 19th century, it changed it’s name when it began to be made the old tom Brand of Gin.

- 2 measures/3tbsp Gin
- Juice of Half a large Lemon
- 5ml/ 1Tbsp sugar
- Soda Water
- Pour the Gin and Lemon Juice into a frosted Tall Glass Half Filled with Ice.
- Add the sugar and Stir to dissolve.
- Add roughly a measure and Half of soda, a slice of lemon and a couple of straws