Tom Collins Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups ice, divided

• 2 fluid ounces gin

• ¾ fluid ounce lemon juice

• ½ fluid ounce simple syrup

• 2 fluid ounces club soda

• 1 lemon wedge

Description

1. Fill a Collins glass with 1 1/2 cups ice; set aside in the freezer.

2. Combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup ice, cover, and shake until chilled.

3. Strain into the chilled Collins glass. Top with club soda and garnish with lemon wedge.