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Aside from margaritas, Grand Marnier offers nuance to a variety of cocktails including a riff on Tom Collins by using the bitter orange liqueur in place of a gin base for a fresher option (1.5 oz Grand Marnier, 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice, 1 barspoons simple syrup, 3 oz soda water).
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Ken is reliable and refreshing, just like this riff on the Tom Collins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Pastel One of the bar’s original formulations, the Pastel was designed as an approachable Tom Collins–style cocktail.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 May 2025
The Old Tom Gin is ideal for a Tom Collins or Martinez, while the herbaceous gins are ideal for a Gibson.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For years the French 75 was served on the rocks in a tall glass, essentially a Tom Collins with the soda water swapped for sparkling wine.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Here’s How and the Savoy recipes call for the cocktail to be served in a tall glass, on ice, making this a Tom Collins with sparkling wine instead of soda water.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
Some are more popular for classic drinks: club soda adds minerality and effervescence to cocktails like the Tom Collins or Whiskey Highball, while tonic water is essential in gin and tonics.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
And both were connected to Tom Collins, a staffer at the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a federal agency providing aid to the migrants.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Ken is reliable and refreshing, just like this riff on the Tom Collins.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Pastel One of the bar’s original formulations, the Pastel was designed as an approachable Tom Collins–style cocktail.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 May 2025
The Old Tom Gin is ideal for a Tom Collins or Martinez, while the herbaceous gins are ideal for a Gibson.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For years the French 75 was served on the rocks in a tall glass, essentially a Tom Collins with the soda water swapped for sparkling wine.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Here’s How and the Savoy recipes call for the cocktail to be served in a tall glass, on ice, making this a Tom Collins with sparkling wine instead of soda water.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
Some are more popular for classic drinks: club soda adds minerality and effervescence to cocktails like the Tom Collins or Whiskey Highball, while tonic water is essential in gin and tonics.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
And both were connected to Tom Collins, a staffer at the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a federal agency providing aid to the migrants.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Tom Collins.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tom%20Collins. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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