Float the idea of a gin cocktail when you’re out with friends, and some might wince. “I hate that stuff!” a coworker told me just yesterday with a shudder.
I’ve never understood this. For me, gin is the (alcoholic) essence of summer — vegetal, herbaceous and gently creeping into my shoulders after one or two sips. Contrary to the maxim, gin has never made me cry — though perhaps I’ve never drunk enough of it.
Gin also loves citrus. Enter the Tom Collins. This exquisitely simple gin recipe was supposedly born in the late 1800s at the hands of a London bartender who blended the then-ubiquitous Old Tom gin into a refreshing mixture with sugar, lemon juice and fizzy water.
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I was looking for a new drink using gin and came across this recipe. I love it! My new Summer drink; thank you!