Step Three. Take your collins glass (that’s just a high ball glass!) filled with ice and add a few slices or ribbons of cucumber. Then strain your cocktail into the glass. Top the cocktail with a good splash of club soda. Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint, lime wedge, and cucumber wedge if you like! The Vodka Collins is a simple vodka-based cocktail that's typically served in a Collins Glass (the latter was named after the drink it so often contained).. The Vodka Collins recipe is a riff on the Collins-family of cocktails, such as the classic gin-laced John Collins and Tom Collins—the former was made with London dry gin while the latter was traditionally made with Old Tom Gin, hence the The classic Collins formula is simple: a base spirit, some citrus, a sweetener and a carbonated ingredient. The most famous example of all, the Tom Collins, follows that template and features gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and club soda in a well-balanced and refreshing package that has been quenching thirsts since the 19th century. Instructions. Fill a highball glass ice cubes to chill it. Combine the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup over ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake to mix well and strain into the high ball glass with the ice. Top with club soda. Leave some room at the top for your garnishes. Garnish with slices of lemon and a cherry. Old Tom Gin 50ml / 1.7oz. Lemon Juice 25ml / 0.8oz. Sugar Syrup 25ml / 0.8oz. Tonic Water 125ml / 4.2oz. a slice of lemon. Recipe. Add Ice, Old Tom Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup, and Tonic Water to a Collins Glass. Garnish with a slice of lemon. Tweet This Recipe Share on Facebook Email to a Friend. Directions. Step 1 Shake lemon juice, simple syrup, and gin with ice. Step 2 Strain into a Collins glass over ice. Step 3 Top with soda water, and garnish with lemon and cocktail cherry. The Tom Rate this drink recipe. Absolut Vodka Lemon Juice Simple Syrup Soda Water Cherry Orange. Create the perfect Vodka Collins with this step-by-step guide. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add Absolut Vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake and strain into a highball glass. Top up with soda water. Garnish with a cherry and two wedges of orange. Steps. Fill shaker with ice. Add juice of a half lemon. Add 1.5 ounces of gin. Add an ounce of simple syrup. Shake shake shake shake shake. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top off glass with club soda. Toss in a cherry and garnish with a lemon wheel. 4gPHFy.