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Long Island Iced Tea

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A Long Island iced tea is a mixed cocktail originating in the prohibition era and made popular in New York speakeasies. Despite its name, the drink does not contain any tea whatsoever.

Ingredients

  • ¼ part vodka
  • ¼ part white rum
  • ¼ part gin
  • ¼ part tequila or triple sec
  • 1 part sweet and sour mix OR lemon/lime juice to taste
  • 1 splash cola or coffee liqueur
  • Lemon, sliced for garnish

Instructions

  1. 1
    Shake all the ingredients except the cola with ice in a cocktail shaker.
  2. 2
    Strain into a highball glass.
  3. 3
    Float the cola on the top and serve with a lemon slice.
  4. 4
    Fill a highball glass until it's almost full with ice.
  5. 5
    Add vodka, gin, rum, and tequila.
  6. 6
    Add sweet and sour mix, leaving some room on top.
  7. 7
    Splash in the cola and enjoy.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Long_Island_Iced_Tea