He states that these would have been along the lines of "gin, lemon juice, chilled soda water, and maraschino liqueur". The specific call for Old Tom gin in the 1869 recipe is a likely cause for the subsequent name change to "Tom Collins" in Jerry Thomas's 1876 recipe.
In The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874, as it became known, the speaker would encourage the listener to act foolishly by reacting to patent nonsense that the hoaxer deliberately presents as reality.
Similar to the New York Zoo hoax of 1874, several newspapers propagated the very successful practical joke by printing stories containing false sightings of Tom Collins.
The 1874 hoax quickly gained such notoriety that several 1874 music hall songs memorialized the event (copies of which now are in the U.S.
Since New York based Thomas would have known about the widespread hoax and the contents of his 1876 published book were developed during or right after The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874, it was believed by George Sinclair that the hoax event was the most plausible source of the name for the Tom Collins cocktail.
First memorialized in writing in 1876 by Jerry Thomas, "the father of American mixology", this "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink is typically served in a Collins glass over ice.
He states that these would have been along the lines of "gin, lemon juice, chilled soda water, and maraschino liqueur". The specific call for Old Tom gin in the 1869 recipe is a likely cause for the subsequent name change to "Tom Collins" in Jerry Thomas's 1876 recipe.
Since New York based Thomas would have known about the widespread hoax and the contents of his 1876 published book were developed during or right after The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874, it was believed by George Sinclair that the hoax event was the most plausible source of the name for the Tom Collins cocktail.
Louis. ==Modern mix== The 1986 The Book of Cocktails provides a modern take on Thomas' 1876 recipe for this long drink:John (or Tom) Collins (1986)ice cubes2 oz.
It is a variation of the original Tom Collins, first memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology" Jerry Thomas.
The type of gin used by Thomas was not specified in his 1887 book, but was most likely Old Tom if that was responsible for the change in the drink's name. ===Popularity=== By 1878, the Tom Collins was being served in the bar rooms of New York City and elsewhere.
Identified as among 'the favorite drinks which are in demand everywhere' in an advertisement for the 1878 edition of The Modern Bartender's Guide by O.
Library of Congress). ===Early recipes=== The first published Tom Collins recipe appears to have been in Harry Johnson's 1882 book, New and Improved Bartender’s Manual or How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style.
This book also lists a recipe for a, "Tom Collins Gin and Whiskey", with the only instructions of, "Are concocted in the same manner as a Brandy receipt, substituting their respective liquors". In another 1884 book, Scientific Barkeeping by E.N.
Cook & Co, you can also find a John Collins and a Tom Collins, with the John Collins calling for Holland Gin and the Tom Collins calling for Whiskey. There is a recipe for the Tom Collins in the 1887 posthumous edition of Jerry Thomas' Bar-Tender's Guide.
The type of gin used by Thomas was not specified in his 1887 book, but was most likely Old Tom if that was responsible for the change in the drink's name. ===Popularity=== By 1878, the Tom Collins was being served in the bar rooms of New York City and elsewhere.
A "Collins mix" can be bought premixed at stores and enjoyed alone (like a soft drink) or with gin. ==History== In August 1891, British physician Sir Morell Mackenzie wrote an article in the influential 19th century magazine Fortnightly Review claiming that England was the originating country for the Tom Collins cocktail and a person named John Collins was its creator.
In the 1891 book, The Flowing Bowl: When and what to Drink, author William Schmidt listed the Tom Collins as including: Tom Collins Gin (1891) The juice of half a lemon in a large glass, a bar-spoonful of sugar, a drink of Tom gin; mix this well; 2 lumps of ice, a bottle of plain soda. Mix well and serve. One turn of the 20th century recipe subsequently replaced the lemon juice with lime juice. ===Others=== An alternative history places the origin in St.
Early on during the 1920s Prohibition in the United States, the American journalist and student of American English H.
Louis. ==Modern mix== The 1986 The Book of Cocktails provides a modern take on Thomas' 1876 recipe for this long drink:John (or Tom) Collins (1986)ice cubes2 oz.
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