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Gin Fizz vs Tom Collins

What is the difference between a Gin Fizz and a Tom Collins? Here are both recipes side by side, with exact measures, and what actually sets them apart.

The difference

• Both use gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and soda water.

Gin Fizz

Gin	45 ml
Lemon juice	30 ml
Simple syrup	10 ml
Soda water	top up, about 80 ml

Shaken · Highball · about 8.4% · about 130 calories

Gin Fizz recipe

Tom Collins

Gin	50 ml
Lemon juice	25 ml
Simple syrup	20 ml
Soda water	top up, about 60 ml

Shaken · Highball · about 9.9% · about 160 calories

A long gin sour from the 19th century, made famous by the Tom Collins hoax that swept New York in 1874.

Tom Collins recipe