Tom Collins
TypeCocktail
OriginUSA/UK
First Known1874
About Tom Collins
Gin, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water. The Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874 was a practical joke sweeping America. People would tell friends that Tom Collins was speaking ill of them, sending them on a wild goose chase. The drink was created for people who came looking for Tom Collins. A prank that became a classic.
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