Tom Collins - Classic Cocktail

[@vvillar4225]

You want a cocktail to look beautiful Because people drink with their eyes first! Loved it! Thank you man!

[@joshuacaulfield]

I am just getting to most of Your content late. Thanks for the channel. I am glad you smile more, and I hope you have more joy, because you have added a lot to my life.

[@Steven-cb8oo]

Gin can be a very polarizing spirit for some people. Whenever someone tells me they hate gin, I set them up with a Tom Collins or a French 75. That's usually enough to get them thinking more positively about gin.

[@London_Mule]

Bramble is a pretty good introductory to gin.

[@videotasticz]

Serving someone a French 75 to ease them into gin is the wildest thing I've ever heard lmfao

[@gregoriusporosius]

@@videotasticz Why, depending on the gin, it almost tastes like pineapple and it also looks very nicely

[@DrinkInDigital]

The 'Garnish Game' is strong with this one! Love the subtle effect the cherry juice has on the colour also!

[@val26874]

I love how the peel refracts through the ice making a whole orangey area, and how the cherry drips scarlet syrup gems down the drink.

[@ConScortis]

I really enjoy your novels, especially Oscar and Lucinda

[@petmycat2720]

I like how he calls an ******ORANGE****** A lemon.

[@inthedistance5057]

Shaking game is strong with this one! Very nice video. I do love me some gin!

[@1013VS]

1:16 some epic shaking dam .... thought the video was being fast forwarded or something

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Takes a toll on the shoulder, but makes a great cocktail.

[@darrenkanagy2763]

Shake weight world champion.

[@garlicgirl3149]

One of my favorites but like the one who requested you make it...I have had so many that were horrible I stopped ordering them. GREAT summer cocktail.

[@pbr-streetgang]

Thanks for the vid sir.👍🏼👍🏼

[@premix3663]

Most refreshing drink that will also F you up

[@michaelxo4436]

Great video! Thanks!👍

[@vintagejudie_]

I had one at Eataly in Vegas with Malfy Limone Gin, pretty sure the mixologist added a tiny bit of limoncello. sooo good 🤤

[@nataliamejia6806]

Such a yummy and summer drink! My husbands favorite drink! Thank you for another fun drink.

[@statix6979]

I love ever video that u put out

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Thanks

[@germanvalverde7563]

amazing

[@birdtower2801]

This is a John Collins. Old Tom gin would be the right spirit for a Tom Collins.

[@megalomouthradio5839]

Til they rub there eyes.....

[@pauldi7268]

If they would only outlaw sour mix, then maybe we could get a good tom collins again!

[@wildernessman760]

And if you don't garnish the drink at all will it taste great or bad? Or is it mind over matter?

[@user-dm1tv6nl2e]

Immediate thought when the video started: dude, those are luxardos!

[@Itsliz95]

guess who's ordering a tom collins next time i go to a bar

[@datguy9408]

How did it turn out?

[@ADtvVlogs]

Who’s gunna tell him that’s an orange peel not a lemon...

[@danielwilson7451]

It's a lemon.. Orange's are under!!

[@nuki82]

@@danielwilson7451 Lets agree: That lemon is an orange wannabe

[@NeonDruid13]

I use Bombay Dry or Gunpowder Irish gin, .25 oz simple syurp, .5 oz of lemon juice and 2 oz of gin, shake, pour then top off with polar club soda.

[@mariscaanelson]

so which is it……. Orange peel or lemon peel? I’m so confused :)

[@JosephTheBurrito]

What a great alternative to a gin and tonic. Sweeter, lemony, fizzy and gin forward.

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

No tonic water😳 just a splash of Canada Dry at the end

[@monkbop8044]

Every time I try to click the link above it pauses the video smh

[@davidbailit998]

Why isn't the drink stirred? I am new to cocktail making and have been wondering why a lot of drinks that involve club soda/tonic water/mineral water placed on the top of the drink are not stirred.

[@DrinkInDigital]

Lemon Juice is sometimes overpoweringly citric if its not well incorporated by shaking! Not always true but a good general rule!

[@cnhoffman]

Any reason you picked Beefeater instead of Plymouth or any other gin?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

CNHphoto yes there is. I use Beefeater because it is a very citrus forward Gin which pairs well with this particular drink. Now although Plymouth is its very own style of Gin and is not London Dry it too would go well In a Tom Collins. I try and teach people to use high quality spirits which are low in cost. Not all Gins should be made into cocktails, some are meant to be enjoyed alone as the nuances of flavor would be lost. The point is to pair the flavor profile of whatever Gin you’re using to the other ingredients in the drink, and hopefully you’re creating a well balanced cocktail. A lot of Bartenders go wrong with Gin cocktails it is a spirit which is so variable label to label that you need to have a clear understanding of each flavor profile to successfully make a drink withbit

[@confusedwhale]

The Educated Barfly: YES! You can easily destroy a lovely cocktail with the wrong gin... That just makes everyone sad. Because a gin is all about--for lack of a better term--the infusion ingredients, some of those actively fight the mixers creating a muddled mess. I haven't found my preferred gin for a gimlet, but botanist is a forerunner. I don't know how well it would do in other cocktails, but I suspect that due to the quantity of "infusions" that it might pair well with most cocktails.

[@geomondiale1768]

Well done brother

[@victorrobles4672]

Any videos of the basics of a "Punch"?​

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Victor Robles not yet but I’ll throw that one on the list too!

[@NikaBoyce]

Looks delicious. Prices on the luxardo cherries are eye watering 😱

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

It is, but they will last quite a while, plenty of cherries in one jar.

[@MikeWoffy]

Spending $20 on cherries seems ridiculous until every last person at your dinner party asks where you got the cherries. Worth every penny.

[@pablo-fd1tc]

Whats the difference between a collins and a fizz?

[@DrinkInDigital]

The difference is pretty subtle/non-existant, possibly the inclusion of sugar or shaking ingredients before adding the sparkling!

[@redpenink12]

How many ounces is your glass?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

That’s a 12oz glass

[@j777]

This is reaaally good, even though I had to sub the soda water with 7up (compensated by using a bit less syrup)

[@chazzbear1980]

Lemon peel? Was that an orange?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Charles Ford nah that’s just a big ass lemon but it’s a 🍋

[@chazzbear1980]

The Educated Barfly Frankenlemon

[@JanusDarke1]

Great Video, and also one of my favorite Drinks. I really can't see why you would add the ice later though, there's no difference in terms of heat transfer. You're moving the ice through the drink instead of moving the drink around the ice, so the contact and movement between the ice and the drink is the same in both cases. The dilution of the drink depends on the surface of the ice, the temperature difference between the ice and the drink and movement of the ice inside the drink.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

JanusDarke1 when you pour spirits over ice you dilute more. I always put spirits first then ice, this is most important because I’m teaching over a video so I have an idea that most people will use just the normal Ice from their fridge or liquor store so I try to teach in a way that will protect the integrity of the cocktail

[@JanusDarke1]

I was asking for a technical explanation, or at least a source that backs your claim. As i've said, there is no physical difference between moving the liquid over a cold surface and moving a cold surface through a liquid. I don't want to annoy you, but when you make claims like that in an educational video you should deliver facts to prove your claim instead of just repeating it.

[@madisonfosterDiscGolf]

JanusDarke1 you actually asked no questions in your comment. You made a couple claims, never asking for a "technical response" or any sources for why he does it that way

[@mariushaugan]

@JanusDarke1 Do you have any facts or scientific reports to prove your claim instead of just repeating it?

[@ThePottyMasta]

I was wondering about this also. Maybe because when you add ice after pouring the drink in, the ice most readily dilutes and takes heat from only the liquid on the superficial layer of ice first, leaving the liquid underneath to be affected less at first as the heat would have to transfer through the whole liquid from the layers underneath to reach the ice. Whereas when pouring over ice, all the liquid will be cooled and somewhat diluted as the ice floats up to the surface, making contact with all of the drink. Doubt that the difference could be that well perceived if at all though if that is the case.

[@marcpetranski7852]

I made this with a blackberry gin and it was sooooo good

[@lawrencespies8674]

I top it off with 7-Up instead of club soda.

[@asyourattorneyiadvise9063]

I disagree with using Luxardo cherry in this one. You want the classic bright red maraschino and half lemon wheel. The Luxardo syrup is too much for the near colorless drink. The others do not bleed as much. You want it to remain looking cool and refreshing throughout the drinking process. Not like a used maxi pad has been tea bagged into it.

[@alexandermorin9627]

Wouldn't this be a john collins, not a tom collins, since it's made with london dry and not old tom?

[@tomjens2046]

Nice garnish game :)

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

tom jens its a lemon peel and thank you!

[@Jellyfish60]

simple syrup + lemon juice? everywhere i tried ordering this they just pour a dash of lemon syrup and drown it in soda

[@nikbrickkbsgaming4117]

ahh yes my favorite drink. when I go to a bar and they just make it with vodka i die a little inside. ive even been asked how the drinks made by a "bartender" dam college towns

[@lancetti4843]

No Tom without the Old Tom.

[@20biomed08]

Going to be pedantic here,. technically this is a John Collins. Can only be a Tom if it's made with old tom jin.

[@TheJStamey]

You're absolutely right....that WAS pedantic.

[@SuperMikeFender]

jin?

[@TheJStamey]

That's another pedantic thing. Islamic drinkers called it "jin" - after the demon d'jinn - because it gave them a monster hangover.

[@themoonmaker]

@@TheJStamey another point of pedantry... They wouldn't BE drinkers if they were Islamic... It's forbidden. They would have had to have been moorish or some other older Middle Eastern culture...

[@TheJStamey]

You understand that this was a joke. @@themoonmaker

[@tylers4661]

Great Video just subscribed!!!

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Awesome

[@CHERNO997]

Is that pure lemon juice?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

TheKiiiki123 yes pure lemon juice, the only thing I do to it is double Strain the pulp out and that is purely prefrence.

[@Picksqueal]

How long will a bottle like that keep? Do you put anything high proof in it to help preserve it?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Devin Pierce lemon stays good for 24 hours but it’s always better fresher, the day I had this bottle we were shooting a bunch of back to back episodes so none was wasted

[@GarrettCramer]

I went to a local restaurant bar and they didn't know what a tom Collins was. You're using glasses named after this cocktail for fucks sakes.

[@razzi0718]

Isnt this just a gin fizz without the egg white?

[@cosimocostera5909]

This is a John Collins;Tom Collins ≠ old tom gin!

[@stephenleslie3901]

Have you ever done a video on tequila sunrise?

[@TheJStamey]

No, but the Eagles have.

[@santoshpalaniswamy6747]

2 ounces tequila , top with orange juice and add a dash of grenadine

[@datguy9408]

If you wanna make it look nice just slowly pour it with a spoon but anyone would just stir it once they start drinking to get the sweetness from the grenadine.

[@cvf628]

Where's the splash of St. Germain on top? - peasants!

[@nick.o]

The Tom Collins Isn't Shaked bro The Tom Collins is a direct drink on the glass

[@confusedwhale]

The reason that it doesn't taste good is because of the gin that the bartenders use. If the gin fights the ingredients, the drink it's never going to be good. Not all gins are created equal.

[@MrCollywol]

Is that a lemon on steroids.?

[@derricknichols5465]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@johnmchenry2335]

That was an orange

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

wes hENRY nah. Not an orange, but it was a huuuge, huge, lemon I’ll give you that

[@karlstriepe8050]

Now that Bacardi owns Ilegal, can we stop pretending that it's cool?

[@garg0731]

Its a drink

[@juantamayo99]

Relax bro you just made a gin sour w soda.. hard to screw that up

[@fernandorosebush6594]

Fart @ 0:11 ;(

[@andreyarradaza5120]

My tom Collins wasn't white

[@spiderz81]

You people seriously drive me crazy??? You absolutely do not shake a Tom Collins??? It's a build in the glass drink??? You people drive me absolutely nuts with these wrong recipe's???lol!!!

[@cynticynti]

Ewww I’m musilm

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

We're going to have some non alcoholic cocktails soon.