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The Best Tom Collins Recipe, Courtesy of Model Denise Schaefer
Watch the Cali-girl-turned actress (Bleed for This) shake out a perfect Tom Collins.
Released on 6/18/2016
Credits
Video by: Spencer Wardwell
Transcript
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Hi, I'm Denise Schaefer,
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and I'm here with GQ.
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I'm gonna teach you guys today
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how to make the perfect Tom Collins,
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which is my favorite summer drink.
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So we're gonna start with the shaker,
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make sure you have ice in it.
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First we're gonna put lemon juice.
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Make sure it's freshly squeezed.
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Then we're gonna add one ounce of simple syrup,
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and this you can make at home.
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Boil equal amounts of water and sugar.
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Make it sweet.
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And then we're gonna do two ounces of gin.
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And if you want, you could always add a little more,
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depending on how strong you like your drinks.
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Shake it.
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Then we're gonna get a glass
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and fill it up like halfway with ice.
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We're gonna put our drink in here.
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And we're gonna top it off
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and fill it all the way with soda water.
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Once we've put the soda water,
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we're gonna stir it,
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just a little bit to mix everything in.
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We're gonna get a cherry.
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So now we're gonna cut
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a lemon wheel, to make it pretty.
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Then we're gonna put our lemon wheel through here.
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And there's the perfect Tom Collins.
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Let's try it.
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Wow.
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Can't believe I made this.
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It's really good.