Long Island Iced Tea
Ingredients
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⅔ Parts Absolut Vodka20 ml Absolut Vodka0.67 oz Absolut Vodka
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⅔ Parts Light Rum20 ml Light Rum0.67 oz Light Rum
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⅔ Parts Gin20 ml Gin0.67 oz Gin
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⅔ Parts Tequila Blanco20 ml Tequila Blanco0.67 oz Tequila Blanco
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1 ⅓ Parts Lemon Juice40 ml Lemon Juice1.333 oz Lemon Juice
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⅔ Parts Triple Sec20 ml Triple Sec0.67 oz Triple Sec
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⅔ Parts Cola20 ml Cola0.666 oz Cola
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1 Wheel Lemon1 Wheel Lemon1 Wheel Lemon
Step-by-step instructions:
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Add all ingredients.
- Garnish with a lime wheel, orange and lemon also works great, it’s up to you!
- Enjoy responsibly.
There are many stories about the history of the Long Island Iced Tea. According to one of them, the cocktail was invented during the 1920’s prohibition in a speakeasy as a way to disguise your alcoholic beverage so that it looked like Iced Tea.
Despite its great taste, few bartenders were offering it until its popularity exploded due to a New York Times article calling it “The Unofficial Drink of Summer” in 1972. Since then, Long Island Iced Tea cocktails have been enjoyed around the world as one of everyone’s favorite summer drinks.
The Long Island Iced Tea is a classic cocktail that plays in a league of its own. It contains as many as five spirits, the juice of one lemon and some fizzy cola on top of it all!
There simply isn’t another drink like the boozy and juicy Long Island Iced Tea.
The Long Island Iced Tea has a pretty stiff and boozy character that’s perfectly balanced with the tart, sweet and fresh flavors of fresh lemon juice and a splash of cola. Because of how alcohol-forward it tastes, it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s definitely something you need to try if you’re a cocktail enthusiast.
Yes. The Long Island Iced Tea uses a little bit of almost every base spirit usually you’ll find in a bar, so you’ll want to use smaller measures than your typical cocktail.
You might want to take a seat for this one because the list is long! Okay, here we go: Vodka! Light Rum! Gin! Tequila! Triple sec! That’s it? NO! WE ALSO NEED LEMON JUICE! COLA! AND A LEMON WEDGE FOR GARNISH! I’M USING UPPER CASE LETTERS TO EMPHASIZE THERE’S A LOT OF INGREDIENTS IN THIS DRINK.
The secret to making a truly great Long Island Iced Tea lies in the size. We think that the classic highball glasses they usually come in are a bit much, so we prefer serving our Long Island Iced Tea in a rocks glass instead. This way, you’ll have more control over temperature and dilution, making sure whoever is drinking it gets a perfect sip every sip.
Traditionally, the Long Island Iced Tea is indeed a stirred drink. However, we prefer to shake them using cocktail shaker! The shaking introduces a bunch of air into the cocktail giving it a better taste and fluffier texture!
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