Old Tom Gin Cocktail
Old Tom gin with sugar, curaçao and bitters. A Jerry Thomas recipe from 1862.
Stirred · Rocks glass · Medium · about 3 minutes · about 31% ABV
Ingredients
- 60 ml Old Tom gin
- 5 ml Sugar syrup
- 5 ml Triple sec / Cointreau
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Lemon twist (garnish)
Method
- Pour 60 ml Old Tom gin into the mixing glass
- Pour 5 ml sugar syrup into the mixing glass
- Pour 5 ml Triple sec / Cointreau into the mixing glass
- Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
- Add ice
- Stir
- Strain
- Garnish
Tip
Serve on a big cube.
About the Old Tom Gin Cocktail
The Old Fashioned family. In 1806 a New York newspaper defined a "cocktail" as spirits, sugar, water and bitters. By the 1880s drinkers asked for their whiskey "the old-fashioned way", and the name stuck. It is the original cocktail formula: a strong spirit, a little sweetness and bitters, stirred over ice.
Old Tom Gin Cocktail FAQ
What's in an Old Tom Gin Cocktail?
60 ml old tom gin, 5 ml sugar syrup, 5 ml triple sec / cointreau, 2 dashes angostura bitters, garnished with lemon twist.
How strong is an Old Tom Gin Cocktail?
About 31% ABV once mixed with ice, which is 2.1 Australian standard drinks per serve. That is close to a straight spirit, so sip it slowly.
Should I shake or stir an Old Tom Gin Cocktail?
Stir it. It is made only of spirits and wines, so stirring keeps it clear and silky. Shaking would make it cloudy and frothy.
What glass do you serve an Old Tom Gin Cocktail in?
A rocks glass, about 300 ml. Serve it over ice. No rocks glass? Use any short, heavy tumbler.
