collins
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A tall cold drink made with gin, lemon juice, and soda water with a lemon slice
- noun
- /ˈkɒlɪnz/
:
cóctel Collins
- At the party, everyone raised their glasses to toast their Collins cocktails.
Examples
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Did you order the Tom Collins, sir?
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Tom Collins.
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The bartender served a refreshing Collins on a hot summer day.
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She enjoyed a classic Collins while lounging by the pool.
Synonyms
cocktail
vscollins
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A cold drink made by mixing different kinds of alcohol and other ingredients
is the tall iced version often made with gin, lemon, and soda water
Tom Collins
vscollins
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4.6
A tall cold drink made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and fizzy water served over ice
is a broader style that allows different liquors, garnishes, or ingredient amounts
Compounds
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4.6
A tall cold drink made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and fizzy water served over ice
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Collins comes from a man's name. One popular story says a London waiter called John Collins made a 'lemony' gin drink and a later prank about Tom Collins made the name famous, so today a collins is a tall, iced cocktail of gin, lemon juice and soda.