Talk:Tom Collins

message: Who was the man behind this cocktail? Who *is* this enigma that is Tom Collins? -- 70.25.176.11 07:14, 7 April 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Who is Tom Collins

message: Removed the reference to Tom Collins being a sexual act. I couldn't find any factual reference for that. -- Bill.matthews 16:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed non-factual reference

message: An acquaintance used to drink a non-alcoholic version he called an "Altered Tom." -- Kostaki mou 03:12, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Non-Alcoholic Variation

message: Collins glasses are cylindrical in shape. I believe the picture on is incorrect. Just type Collins glass on Google images and look at them. I found one below: files.myopera.com. -- 69.221.158.102 13:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Collins Glass

message: This is mostly inference, but: Collins refers to a type of glass, usually 14 oz or so, and similar to a highball glass but taller. In 1700s England there were some pubs with a wooden plaque of a black cat ("Old Tom") hung outside. Passersby could deposit a penny into the wood, hang their mouth underneath a tube between the cat's paws and the bartender would pour a shot of gin into the tube. I'm wondering if the "Tom" and "Collins" are related in this way or if there really was a person of this name who happened to prefer this drink. I think there also may have been a brand of gin called Collins. Make of it what you will. I just felt like sharing. -- Icelitfire 01:27, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  An idea. 

message: The picture of the Collins glass shown isn't even a Collins glass. It is a "cooler glass," a tumbler. How do you change it? -- 76.205.74.177 03:56, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glass 

message: I added cherry as a garnish. I think lime is incorrect, but it could be a regional thing. -- Booster4324 (talk) 22:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Garnish

message: Not sure how this fit in with things, but the 1818 phrase, Tom Collins, whether or no was used among sailors to signify whether they will or will not, such as in whether or not they will participate in an event.. -- Suntag ☼ 06:01, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that absolutely belongs, as the earliest known use of the phrase. Nice job on all the additional material. Rees11 (talk) 03:40, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. I think that the 1818 phrase Tom Collins, whether or no could have given its name to The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874. That would require research, but it seems a lead worth following. -- Suntag ☼ 15:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cutting room floor

message: The new article is great, but the picture of the glass has to go.  Some seem to think it is the same thing as a highball glass, just smaller.  This is incorrect.  It is perfectly cylindrical.  See the link to the picture in an earlier post above.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Domanator (talk • contribs) 00:29, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, thanks for removing it. Now we just need a good photo of a real Collins glass. Rees11 (talk) 01:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

text: The glass is still wrong! Its a Tom Collins because of the glass and its in the wrong glass >_< user:garbagefan2424  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.173.174.198 (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Glass

message: Both "Jerry Thomas'" and "Jerry Thomas's" are considered correct. Strunk and the New York Times prefer the latter. WP:MOS suggests either can be used, but the latter "is more common for modern names and common nouns." I see no reason to change what's already written. Rees11 (talk) 17:48, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possessive apostrophe 

message: I was trying to verify the recipe, since many of the other IBA drinks on Wikipedia don't match the IBA recipe, and found much to my surprise that Tom Collins is not on the IBA list of official cocktails, although John Collins is. Is this a mistake at the IBA web site or has it really been de-listed? IBA Offical Cocktails Rees11 (talk) 14:42, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Silly me, I was looking under "T" for "Tom." Rees11 (talk) 22:15, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not an IBA cocktail? 

message: This is one of the cocktails I've encountered frequently in literature, any chance you all might help me brainstorm works of fiction where this drink makes an appearance?
I just hit it halfway through "The Garden of Eden" by Hemingway. Skweeds (talk) 09:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tom Collins in literature? 

message: I've altered the 'Confused Origin' section to include the research of David Wondrich showing that there is in fact good reason to believe that a Collins was originally known as a John Collins, after the barman who served them in Limmer's Old House in London during the 1790's. However, bearing that in mind it might be a good idea to redraft the entire history section of this entry for greater clarity.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by General blackblood (talk • contribs) 01:50, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Someone deleted, and I just restored, section on Tom Collins Hoax of 1874.  It apparently was a real thing: see the sheet music for songs named "Tom Collins" whose lyrics describe this, in Library of Congress source. --198.179.62.65 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Tom Collins Hoax" a real thing