Long Island Iced Tea
The Long Island Iced Tea is a citrusy highball made with Vodka, Tequila, White Rum, Gin and more. It is built and served in a highball glass, about 16% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 16% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Highball
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 15mlVodka
- 15mlTequila
- 15mlWhite Rum
- 15mlGin
- 15mlTriple Sec
- 25mlLemon Juice
- 30mlSimple Syrup
- 60mlCola
How to make it
- Build all spirits and mixers over ice in a highball glass.
- Top with a splash of cola.
- Garnish with lemon.
Tip: Fill the glass right to the top with ice so the drink stays cold without watering down fast.
About the Long Island Iced Tea
Despite having no tea, it resembles iced tea. Created in Long Island in the 1970s.
Missing something?
- No Vodka? Use Citrus Vodka (Adds a lemon note)
- No Tequila? Use Tequila Reposado (Rounder, a little oak)
- No Tequila? Use Mezcal (Adds smoke)
- No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Triple Sec? Use Grand Marnier (Richer and cognac-based, with less bright orange)
- No Triple Sec? Use Blue Curaçao (Same flavour, but turns the drink blue)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Rich Simple Syrup (More concentrated, so use less)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
All swaps for Vodka, Tequila, White Rum, Gin, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup
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