Randomguy Posted April 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2020 I am having one now. I had to sub maple syrup for simple syrup, it is really nice. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/tom-collins-2/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted April 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2020 never had one, something I'd try though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted April 16, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 16, 2020 Ever have a Mojito? Those are damn good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted April 16, 2020 48 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Ever have a Mojito? Those are damn good Yes! When this is over, we will have a cocktail party. I will bring Zima for people that can't deal with hard liquor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 16, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2020 I havent had one in decades! I miss them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I havent had one in decades! I miss them! Mine was awesome. I don't know how it ever went out of style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 17, 2020 Now I want one. Bring it to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2020 Just now, jsharr said: Now I want one. Bring it to me. I miss Tanqueray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted April 17, 2020 Share #9 Posted April 17, 2020 Scotch and chocolate syrup. Not sure what that’s called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, BuffJim said: Scotch and chocolate syrup. Not sure what that’s called. Very yucky! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted April 17, 2020 Share #11 Posted April 17, 2020 My husband is having a drink tonight too. I am abstaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted April 17, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Randomguy said: I am having one now. I had to sub maple syrup for simple syrup, it is really nice. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/tom-collins-2/ Wow! This takes me back about sixty-five years when I used to lure my dates into cocktail bars in order to seduce them with my worldly sophistication. Not that it did me any good.....but I still have fond memories of Tom Collins and John Collins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #13 Posted April 17, 2020 9 hours ago, BuffJim said: Scotch and chocolate syrup. Not sure what that’s called. Shameful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #14 Posted April 17, 2020 Old school cocktails are making a comeback with millennials. It is good for them to taste the fringes of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted April 17, 2020 Share #15 Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: Shameful. In my defense, they were side by each, not together in the same glass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted April 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Wilbur said: Old school cocktails are making a comeback with millennials. I am no millennial, sir! I got to my Tom Collins in a roundabout way. I went to a restaurant that opened in my neighborhood about 7 years ago and tried the cocktail special of the day, which I had never even heard of before, a Ramos Gin Fizz. I had no real idea what it was, but it turned out to be absolutely magnificent. I learned to make it at home, which was equally as wonderful, but bit of a high-maintenance drink and a drama queen, and required special ingredients and attention and time to make. One day, I thought about the base ingredients after you stripped out the high-maintenance bits, and mixed up something based on those ingredients. It was wonderful, although I didn't know it's proper name. Anyway, at some point I did a search for 'gin drinks' and saw that the low maintenance drink I was enjoying was a pretty close approximation to a Tom Collins. I highly recommend it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #17 Posted April 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I am no millennial, sir! I got to my Tom Collins in a roundabout way. I went to a restaurant that opened in my neighborhood about 7 years ago and tried the cocktail special of the day, which I had never even heard of before, a Ramos Gin Fizz. I had no real idea what it was, but it turned out to be absolutely magnificent. I learned to make it at home, which was equally as wonderful, but bit of a high-maintenance drink and a drama queen, and required special ingredients and attention and time to make. One day, I thought about the base ingredients after you stripped out the high-maintenance bits, and mixed up something based on those ingredients. It was wonderful, although I didn't know it's proper name. Anyway, at some point I did a search for 'gin drinks' and saw that the low maintenance drink I was enjoying was a pretty close approximation to a Tom Collins. I highly recommend it. Well, next time I am in NY, we will go for Tom Collins, Olde Fashioned and Singapore Slings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted April 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Well, next time I am in NY, we will go for Tom Collins, Olde Fashioned and Singapore Slings I have never had a Singapore Sling (but I watched a freaky movie called that once). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 17, 2020 Share #19 Posted April 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Randomguy said: Yes! When this is over, we will have a cocktail party. I will bring Zima for people that can't deal with hard liquor. We have a mint plant on our deck every summer. We call it our mojito plant, for summer fun with 'Mojito Mondays' Can I come to the cocktail party too? I make a great "Old Fashioned" and a 'Flaming Rosemary Gimlet" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: We have a mint plant on our deck every summer. We call it our mojito plant, for summer fun with 'Mojito Mondays' Can I come to the cocktail party too? I make a great "Old Fashioned" and a 'Flaming Rosemary Gimlet" But of course! Old Fashioned's are great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #21 Posted April 17, 2020 18 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I havent had one in decades! I miss them! Zima? I will hook you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2020 Share #22 Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, BuffJim said: In my defense, they were side by each, not together in the same glass. NOW you tell us! Bastard. You just aboot got strung up by the Scotch police! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrator Posted April 17, 2020 Share #23 Posted April 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Randomguy said: I had to sub maple syrup for simple syrup ????? Simple syrup is just equal parts sugar and water. I used to love making Old Fashioneds as a bartender. It slowed things down, but it was just cool. I still make them at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 17, 2020 Share #24 Posted April 17, 2020 I sometimes use a bourbon infused maple syrup in place of the simple syrup in an old fashioned I got into them after a scene on "Crazy Stupid Love" where it shows Ryan Gosling making one, and I googled it to see what he was making. It is my go-to cocktail now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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