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The house list of 10 classics, including an Old Fashioned, Sidecar, and Tom Collins, runs $9.99 and is painted directly on the wall—a flex that says everything about the place's priorities.
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Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Andre Heimos and Allen Lucky Weaver bring playfulness to the love story of Tom Collins and Angel Schunard.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Tommy’s margarita, Tom Collins and an old-fashioned NEWS BITES
South African politician snorkels in giant pothole to highlight city management failures
Take note, Atlanta politicians.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
For years the French 75 was served on the rocks in a tall glass, essentially a Tom Collins with the soda water swapped for sparkling wine.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Tom Collins, president of Luke Oil, gave a lengthy presentation Monday to assuage concerns.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The Sloe Gin Fizz is like a cross between a Tom Collins, a French 75, and an Aperol Spritz—bright and bubbly like a Collins and elegant like a French 75, but with the tart, fruity depth of sloe berries instead of botanical gin or bitter liqueur.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Shake vigorously, pour over ice into a rocks or Tom Collins glass.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Andre Heimos and Allen Lucky Weaver bring playfulness to the love story of Tom Collins and Angel Schunard.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Tommy’s margarita, Tom Collins and an old-fashioned NEWS BITES
South African politician snorkels in giant pothole to highlight city management failures
Take note, Atlanta politicians.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
For years the French 75 was served on the rocks in a tall glass, essentially a Tom Collins with the soda water swapped for sparkling wine.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Tom Collins, president of Luke Oil, gave a lengthy presentation Monday to assuage concerns.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The Sloe Gin Fizz is like a cross between a Tom Collins, a French 75, and an Aperol Spritz—bright and bubbly like a Collins and elegant like a French 75, but with the tart, fruity depth of sloe berries instead of botanical gin or bitter liqueur.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Shake vigorously, pour over ice into a rocks or Tom Collins glass.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Tom Collins.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tom%20Collins. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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