How to make a Tom Collins and the Collins family tree

[@RAULBARTENDER]

this guy is just amazing! and great production

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for the comment! The crew and I have lots of fun.

[@NoWay-vz9xw]

This is the best cocktail channel on KZbin bar none!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks so much I completely agree. Ha! Cheers.

[@Strideo1]

It's a close call between this channel and How to Drink.

[@naoufeljaouada]

Absolument, j'en ai vu des émissions de ce genre mais celle de monsieur Bruce est de loin, la meilleure, cause let's not forget, alcohol is about friendship.

[@Pillroy]

Hell ya

[@therealchewieswalkabout]

No pun intended?😄

[@MeatPlanet]

Keep it up Bruce! If my bartenders told the same stories you did you'd have a $20 tip for a Tom Collins my friend! I respect you still even when I watched you a year ago. You are a LEGEND.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Cheers!

[@BCoriginal1]

This guy's such a pleasure to listen to. A history lesson and an instructional video all in one. He's like the Mr Rogers of booze.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Yes! That’s exactly what I was going for. But way cooler. Ha

[@MahoganyConsulting]

The most informative bar channel on KZbin. Thank you.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for the kind words. Cheers!

[@richarddombakly413]

Without Bruce there would be no history of these cocktails, they would fade away,forgotten, and no longer remembered,& that would be a shame,sometimes yesterday was better than today.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for the comment Richard. There’s so much unknown history it would be a shame not to share it. Keep checking back.

[@alexholroyd5033]

your energy in theses videos is amazing, love it

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks we have a lot of fun making each episode. Keep checking back lots more on the way, cheers!

[@micahman6873]

I love the history part of these videos.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks Micah glad you’ve been enjoying the show.

[@FlacomanXD]

There are 2 bottles of old tom sold by me, I love them both. Ransom and Haymas

[@johnwhelan5332]

I love your vignettes! Your 15 minute videos should be picked up by the CBC and have the other 15 minutes (for a 30 minute program) on bar blues singing in Canada by blues artists. Keep up the good work! :)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks John, maybe we should start a petition and make that happen. Ha! Cheers!

[@boland73]

Never knew the history of the Tom Collins drink! How interesting

[@boland73]

Definitely got yourself a new subscriber here! Ya got interesting videos with an entertaining personality while showing how to make some cool drinks too! Plus I gotta support my fellow Canadians ;)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for subscribing Michael! Keep checking back because there’s lots more coming down the pipe. Cheers!

[@Dee_Cee227]

Love your personality sir. You need million plus subs. Liked and subbed 🙏🏻

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank you for subscribing !

[@saifk9514]

You are simply ...AWESOME!!!!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank you sir! I try! Thanks for tuning in.

[@lawrencespies8674]

I like to top it off with 7-Up(or your favorite lemon/lime soda).

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@murphtahoe1]

Bruce making another cocktail I have to try making at home! Great joke at the end!!!!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for tuning in Kevin!

[@adamsmith7883]

Definitely in my top 3 favorite cocktails, along with the Daiquiri and the Old Fashioned. Love the videos! :)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks Adam! We’ll be doing the old fashioned within the next couple months I think. A lot of research to sort out on that one. Cheers!

[@michaelnesiti7249]

Thanks Bruce, looks good. I cant wait to try it.

[@honestlynate7922]

This is my favorite cocktail

[@abchappell01]

That looks so refreshing 😊

[@BarTalkCocktails]

It is! Give it a go

[@mikehills5273]

These videos are so well put together

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks Mike, we put a lot of effort into each episode and have a blast making them! Thanks for watching!

[@dbbb2012]

This drink was my father's favourite. Nice.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

A man with good taste! Cheers Denise!

[@CROWOLF87]

Love Your Stuff.. Never Fail to Brighten the Day

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Hey thanks so much for that! 😀

[@its1110]

Love the Time Tunnel!

[@gregwright392]

Great one Bruce! Now this is my drink! It was the first alcohol drink I ever had! My mom let me have a sip of her drink!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Ah we never forget our first, ha! New episode coming soon, stay tuned. Cheers!

[@christinecamley]

I have to grab some Aviation Gin! It sounds lovely! This cocktail looks delicious! Terrific video!! Cheers!! :-)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Cheers Christine. Thanks for the continued support.

[@christinecamley]

@@BarTalkCocktails You are awesome Bruce!! U r so welcome!! Cheers!!

[@robertbieniasz]

Ableforths Bathtub gin , that's what you need .fits so well with your story and history;))

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for watching Robert! Cheers :)

[@uscitizen5656]

Beefeaters was Extra Dry.. Tom used to be my go too but the guys used to make it with powdered sugar so Now I know the best kept secret and it's simple!!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Heck yeah. Thanks for tuning in, cheers!

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Yum. Love these with Genever or a local barrel aged gin.

[@jackknight7377]

You should have sang: Seu seu seudeo, oh ohhh. While shaking it to the Phil Collins part. Love me some Phil Collins and Some Tom Collins's. Cheers!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for watching Jeff! Cheers

[@rudyreyguzman]

You are my favorite bartender!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank you I appreciate it! Cheers

[@rudyreyguzman]

@@BarTalkCocktails by any chance, have you tried coctails with peruvian pisco?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I have not made any cocktails with Peruvian Pisco. I'll have to see what's available in my area and give it a go. Thanks for the idea. Cheers!

[@rudyreyguzman]

@@BarTalkCocktails tanks a Lot

[@The1TheyCall2-Tone]

Above this channel you should be teaching your craft. My mom was a bartender in the 70s and 80s but I never asked to learn. She's gone now and her secrets with her. You should be teaching. I’d take that class thats for sure

[@술덕후]

thank you :D

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank YOU for watching! Cheers, lots more on the way.

[@Werewolf_Korra]

Books never written: Snipe Hunting by Tom Collins

[@joemartra4825]

Looks delicious! By the way love your Bar!!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks Joe! Glad you’re still with me! New episode coming soon, cheers!

[@dontown1531]

Great stuff. I would prefer a Jock Collins as I'm a vodka man. Also I would top with cranberry juice instead of soda. Cheers,Don

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I’ll have to give your way a try. Cheers Don!

[@sheryljeanne]

Thank you

[@henryschaechterle2108]

Great show and I'll have to try that Aviation gin as I live in Portland. Have you ever done a show on the Sazerac Cocktail ? This has become quite popular with a few folks in my family, I think its interesting but I'm not in love. Cheers.

[@isaaczulu9455]

This the great cocktail

[@BarTalkCocktails]

It sure is!

[@allenbaker_music]

I woulda thought a Collins made with vodka would be called a "Phil Collins"

[@its1110]

'Cause it's tasteless? :)

[@allenbaker_music]

@@its1110 xD

[@dx17909]

Awesome video as always.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks Alex! All my best to Sarah and Joe, cheers!

[@Seraoverit77]

Thanks for the great video, Bruce. All the best to you and Caesar.

[@shanemcneese5086]

My favorite cocktail

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Cheers Shane, thanks for watching!

[@boland73]

Love me a good Tom Collins!

[@DuckOfDanger]

I love this guy

[@BarTalkCocktails]

😎 thanks!

[@KathrynCurtiss]

Do you by chance remember a couplemof drinks called a pussycat and a tomcat? I was quite young when my Dad would make them. All that I recall is one was orange flavored and one was peach flavored. I think they had a powder mix of some sort? (Yes, I was allowed a sip every now and then. The world was a vastly different place.)

[@SpontImagoSoul]

Well shoot, whenever I can I'll send you a few types of old Tom gin, just got to get settled into my new home and figure out my mailing stations. Love the video and Collins drinks are some of my favorite, top 5 easily. Cheers Bruce!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Cheers to you Neal, thanks for the continued support. Hope you’ve been enjoying the Patreon channel.

[@HotaruZoku]

You know the quiet guy in all the Ernest P World movies? He's a bartender now.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Lmao 😂

[@clickbait8481]

I’ve always felt like the Gin Ricky is in the family somehow. Maybe he’s a cousin who lives across town by a lime orchard. Great video!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks, we recently put out a Gin Rickey episode- check it out.

[@nono559]

Do you have a video on the “old fashion “?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Not yet but it’s on the list for this fall.

[@SuperHooverdam]

I couldn’t tell you how many we sold back in the late 80’s. My brother and I had just started working at a bar... of course the Cocktail came out and I just couldn’t do the whole show boat thing. Decided I’d be a bouncer instead.

[@howardwayne3974]

I'm waiting for someone to come up with a recipe for a Joan Collins .

[@williamsmiler184]

Mate, you need more subs.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I know right. Spread the good word and tell your friends.

[@williamsmiler184]

@@BarTalkCocktails believe me, I am spreading the word. All the best from the Scottish highlands. We are known to be fond of a dram or too up here 😄

[@bcon610]

I'm new to gin started pairing it with tonic. Still good but I prefer a tom collins any time I can get it

[@BarTalkCocktails]

You can’t go wrong with a Tom Collins!

[@eldenctlhulhu7278]

Well done:)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thank you!

[@honkeydolemite9025]

How about Jens Collins made with akvavitt ?

[@scotwilliams4789]

If you ever get a old tom gin try ransoms old tom gin its amaizing in this drink im having it right now…good drinking Slàinte Mhath

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Budsport_TV]

This feels a lot like a “How To Drink” video. I wonder if he was inspired

[@its1110]

Back after I had lost a bad fight with Mr. J. "Red" Walker I had named the Scotch-based Collins the Barnabas Collins -- it's scary.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

🤣

[@darkcloud9581]

great .......

[@CROWOLF87]

The Great DiveBar in the SKY "..You CAN SMOKE In HEAVEN? Those Aren't Clouds.. thats Smoke.. C'mon in.. Hendrix is On Harp Tonight." Bill Hicks

[@kacperzagalski4648]

Człowieku kocham Cie !

[@samking6335]

Bruce, would it be acceptable to just mix gin with 7Up or Sprite and add a splash of lemon and call it a Tom Collins?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

A Tom Collins is not traditionally made with 7up or sprite, however, many of my guests over the years have often ordered it that way. Everybody's tastes are different so, considering how many I've made that way, I'd still call it a Tom Collins. Cheers!

[@samking6335]

@@BarTalkCocktails thanks for the reply! Yeah, sometimes it's easier to just grab what's on hand. I figured the club soda and lemon are pretty close to 7up, just not as sweet.

[@johnwallace2319]

Waiting for Deadpool to show up

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I wish! Maybe if we all write to Ryan Reynolds he’ll come on the show. Fingers crossed.

[@marketboy3679]

All the people here have comments already now, all i want is to click the thumb up and like. Cheers everyone!!!😊

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Cheers! 😀

[@exin7778]

Tom Collins Rule!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Hell yeah!

[@josephsaylor508]

This guy is so fucking cool. I want him to be my bartender!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Hey thanks for the lovely comment Joseph. Cheers

[@abdullahalibrahim204]

You’re the best….😅

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks!

[@lal2235]

was there soda in 1874?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Some historians consider that the first flavored carbonated soft drink was made in 1807. Cheers!

[@skeetersaurus6249]

ROFL...Aviation Gin...owned by none other than Ryan Reynolds (of Deadpool fame)!

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Actually my favorite of his movies is Waiting. As a bartender it’s very relatable.

[@poohjh0515]

I love you granpa

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I’m not a grampa but I am a super cool uncle 😎 Thanks for watching!

[@SalariaStudios]

U wana kill me. Make me a lavender drink.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Ha! Let me think about it. 🤔

[@crazyraverhippyguy]

The syrup looks more like a gomme than a rich syrup. Am I crazy?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

It is a rich syrup. Actually, it's a rich Demerara syrup. Perhaps the consistency is thicker than normal and presents itself more like a Gomme syrup however, I didn't use any gum Arabic to make it. True Gomme syrup contains an emulsifier known as gum arabic. Cheers!

[@QuiznosBear]

Left out the Juan Collins (tequila/mezcal)

[@BarTalkCocktails]

I haven’t had a drop of tequila since 1979- but that’s a story for another day. Ha. Cheers and thanks for tuning in.

[@CROWOLF87]

Please Sir.. Phil my Collins A Triple Entendre.. at least

[@BarTalkCocktails]

That sir is “sign” worthy!

[@darrenmaybee9639]

havent got any gin... but i could use my rhubarb and ginger gin thats been steeping for few weeks now

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Ooh that sounds delightful.

[@darrenmaybee9639]

BarTalk&Cocktails well it was good.. i was worried the ginger might come through too much but it was pukka

[@rellman85]

Everyone realizes that this is a younger man in older man make up, right?

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Thanks for noticing. Ha 😂

[@alejandrovolovchikoff8329]

KZbin área a legendario mezcalllllll. jijiiii.

[@LateToThaParty]

*a woman with some curves walks by* Bruce: :"oh look how thick that is! Oh yeah haha shake it! Yeah!"

[@lal2235]

pepito is disrestpectful for us mexicans, even though my brother is pepe

[@BarTalkCocktails]

No disrespect intended.

[@jamesfetherston1190]

It’s a lame limerick because it isn’t a limerick.

[@spiderz81]

You don't shake Tom Collins?? You people drive me nuts!! It's a build it in your glass drink?? Whose teaching you people???

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Just like the cocktail's origins, confusion over whether to build or shake a Tom Collins is still debated today. Bartenders throughout history have been using both methods to make a Tom Collins. Possibly, the first published Tom Collins recipe appears in Harry Johnson's 1882 book, "New and Improved Bartender’s Manual or How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style". In his recipe he builds it. Yet, Jerry Thomas who is considered "the father of American mixology," shakes it in his book "Bar-Tender's Guide from 1887". I believe either method of building or shaking a Tom Collins will produce an enjoyable, refreshing drink. The reason I shake my Tom Collins is that shaking produces a colder cocktail quicker than building it. It's as simple as that. Cheers!

[@spiderz81]

@@BarTalkCocktails I did a little more research and your correct..Both ways will do🍹

[@petmycat2720]

Quit with the ******BS****** Already and just make the damn drink FFS.

[@BarTalkCocktails]

Well FFS Cat you can go to the 5:00 mark to avoid all the "BS". There are tons and tons of 2min video tutorials out there on how to mix Gin with lemon, but that's not what this channel is about. Thanks for checking it out though. Cheers.

[@petmycat2720]

@@BarTalkCocktails Man, I love the reply... Just like the old days of the late 60s and 70s where the Bartender told ya just how it is...Much respect to ya. That reply was like a backhanded Bitch slap from the past. Thanks for the memories. Remember Man, if ya dish it out ya gotta take it. Glad i still have thick skin. I wish you well and will watch your other vids.