Tom Collins

On a warm summer day, sip a cool Tom Collins beverage. The summer is calling, so make this gin-spiked lemonade with some simple syrup for sweetness and seltzer for fizz.

Ingredients :

• 2 ounces Old Tom gin

• 3/4 ounce lemon juice

• 1/2 ounce simple syrup

• 2 ounces seltzer

• Lemon wheel and cherry flag, for garnish

STEPS :

     1. Add ingredients to shaker and shake cocktail :

In a shaker with 1/2 ice, add the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake for 5 to 10 seconds, or until the object is barely cold to the touch.

     2. Strain the cocktail :

Pour the cocktail through a strainer into a chilled, ice-filled Collins glass.

     3. Add club soda on top as a garnish :

Add seltzer to the cocktail. Add a cherry flag and a lemon wheel as garnish. Serve.