Tom Collins Bar
A refreshing and customizable cocktail bar setup featuring gin, fresh fruits, and herbs. This interactive drink station allows guests to create their own unique version of a Tom Collins cocktail with mix-and-match fresh ingredients like mango, berries, cucumber, and mint.
Ingredients
- •1¼ cups gin
- •1 cup chilled fresh lemon juice
- •½ cup sugar
- •2 whole lemons
- •1 whole mango
- •½ whole English hothouse cucumber
- •6 sprigs mint
- •1 piece ginger
- •1 cup fresh raspberries
- •1 cup fresh strawberries
- •1 bottle Club soda
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine gin, lemon juice, and sugar in a pitcher or large measuring glass and stir to dissolve sugar; refrigerate gin mixture if not making drinks right away.
5 min
- 2.
Gin mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
- 3.
When ready to serve, arrange lemon wedges, mango, cucumber, mint sprigs, ginger, raspberries, and strawberries on a platter or in separate bowls and set out alongside gin mixture, club soda, and a bucket of ice.
10 min
- 4.
For each cocktail, muddle ingredients of your choice (mix and match!) in a Collins glass. Fill with ice, then add 1/4 cup gin mixture and top off with club soda.
2 min
