Make a Long Island Iced Tea
Long Island Iced Tea is a very popular cocktail that is made with vodka, gin, light rum, tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup, and cola. There isn't any actual iced tea in the drink––it's so named because it looks a bit like an iced tea when put together. A perfect drink for the warmer evenings.
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) vodka
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) gin
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) light rum
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) tequila
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) triple sec or Cointreau
- 1 oz (30 ml) lime juice or lemon juice (fresh is best)
- 1/2 oz (15 ml) simple syrup or gomme syrup
- Splash of cold cola
- 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) sweet and sour mix or lime cordial instead of lime juice and simple syrup (optional)
- Lemon wedge garnish
- Broken ice or ice cubes for glass, ice cubes for shaker
Steps
- Fill a highball, collins or other tall glass such as a hurricane glass with the broken ice or ice cubes.
- Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Add all of the ingredients except the cola to the cocktail shaker.
- Cap the shaker.
- Shake the ingredients one or two times to barely mix them or shake vigorously for about five seconds (shake the drink as desired according to local customs or desired taste).
- Strain into the glass.
- Top off with a splash of cola.
- Garnish with the lemon wedge.
- Serve.
Tips
- If a cocktail shaker is not available, pour the ingredients except the cola into the ice-filled glass, stir, then top off with the cola.
- If you leave out the Cointreau or triple sec, you have Texas tea.
- For a berry version, use cranberry juice instead of the cola. This is known as Long Beach iced tea.
- Leave out the cola and use lemonade instead for Long Island lemonade.
- The tequila may be omitted if desired.
Warnings
- Drink alcoholic beverages responsibly.
Things You'll Need
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Highball, Collins or other tall glass
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