Which cocktail is made with gin, sour mix, shaken, club soda, and garnished with cherry or orange?

Which cocktail is made with gin, sour mix, shaken, club soda, and garnished with cherry or orange?

• A. Sloe Gin Fizz
• B. Tom Collins
• C. Alabama Slammer
• D. Vodka Collins

Answer: (B)

A gin-based Collins, shaken with sour mix and finished with soda and a cherry or orange garnish, is a Tom Collins. This drink uses gin as the base, combines it with sour mix (or lemon juice and sugar), shakes it over ice, strains into a tall glass, and tops with club soda to add fizz. The usual garnish is a cherry and an orange slice, which matches the description exactly. The other options don’t fit because they either use a different base spirit (vodka) or include other liqueurs and flavors (like sloe gin or multiple ingredients) that change the profile away from a classic gin Collins.

A gin-based Collins, shaken with sour mix and finished with soda and a cherry or orange garnish, is a Tom Collins. This drink uses gin as the base, combines it with sour mix (or lemon juice and sugar), shakes it over ice, strains into a tall glass, and tops with club soda to add fizz. The usual garnish is a cherry and an orange slice, which matches the description exactly. The other options don’t fit because they either use a different base spirit (vodka) or include other liqueurs and flavors (like sloe gin or multiple ingredients) that change the profile away from a classic gin Collins.