Long Island Iced Tea
Photo: Eduardo Quagliato from Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
The Long Island Iced Tea contains no tea at all, which is the whole trick. Four white spirits, vodka, rum, gin and tequila or triple sec, are lengthened with sour mix and tinted with a splash of cola until the glass looks like a harmless summer cooler. The drink dates to the prohibition era and the New York speakeasies, where a disguised cocktail had obvious appeal. Go easy on the cola, and swap in cranberry juice for a Long Beach Tea.
Instructions
Fill a highball glass almost to the top with ice. Pour in the vodka, gin, white rum and tequila (or triple sec).
Add the sweet and sour mix or lemon/lime juice, leaving a little room at the top of the glass. Taste as you go if you are using citrus juice, since the amount is up to you.
Finish with a splash of cola, or coffee liqueur if you prefer. Go lightly, because the drink should end up the pale brown of real iced tea and too much cola will darken it.
Garnish with a slice of lemon and serve.
If you would rather mix it in a shaker, shake everything except the cola with ice and strain into a highball glass. Float the cola on top and add the lemon slice.
For a Long Beach Tea, use cranberry juice in place of the cola.
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