A legendary cocktail with a story. The Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874 was a joke that went viral in New York and Philadelphia. It became a rage asking for the non existing person Tom Collins and newspapers were printing stories about false sightings of him. A bartender caught on and gave a drink the name Tom Collins so if anyone was making this joke they had unknowingly ordered the drink. Ingredients: 50 ml Hernö Old Tom Gin 30 ml lemon juice 20 ml simple syrup lemon wedge Preparation: Add Hernö Old Tom Gin, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup in to a highball glass. Fill the glass with ice, top it up with soda and give it a nice quick stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge.