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Long Island Iced Tea Slush

The Long Island Iced Tea Slush is a citrusy, sweet frozen slushie made with Vodka, Tequila, White Rum, Gin and more. It is mixed as a 1 litre batch and frozen in a slushie machine, about 8% ABV.

Method
Slushie machine
Glass
Highball glass
Served
Highball
Strength
About 8% ABV
Family
Highball
Flavour
Citrus, sweet
Makes
1 litre batch

This makes a 1 litre batch for a slushie machine. The sugar and alcohol are balanced so it freezes properly, so stick to the amounts. How the sugar and alcohol limits work

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Gently stir full-sugar cola until completely flat, then measure it.
  2. Mix it with the vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and water.
  3. Chill the mixture, then pour it into the slushie machine and run the alcoholic slush setting until frozen.
  4. Do not add ice to the machine.
  5. Serve in highball glasses.

About the Long Island Iced Tea Slush

Despite its name, a Long Island Iced Tea contains no tea. Cola gives the familiar colour to its combination of spirits, citrus and sugar.

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 (Slightly sweeter)
  • No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
  • No Triple Sec? Use Grand Marnier (Richer and cognac-based)
  • 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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