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How the John Collins Became the Tom Collins
Bar Stool History
The history of the enduringly popular summer gin cocktail.
David Wondrich
Published
Jul. 21 2017
1:00AM EDT
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast
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