![]() ![]() The Long Island Iced Tea is considered a favourite among university students in the United States not only does it pack quite a punch, it’s also sweet, colourful and the refreshing taste makes them dangerously easy to drink! Why the Long Island Iced Tea is a crowd favourite After stirring gently, the drink may also be garnished with a lemon slice.Ī more complex recipe published by The New York Times differs from the IBA recipe in that it uses maple syrup instead of simple syrup, uses both lemon and lime juice, and adds salt. I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see more of my delicious food and delightful cocktails!The International Bartenders Association (IBA)’s recipe calls for equal parts vodka, tequila, white rum, Cointreau (triple sec), gin, 2 parts lemon juice, 1+1⁄3 syrup topped with cola. If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog, I’d love the hear what you thought about it in the comments below. I hope you enjoyed this Long Island iced tea cocktail recipe! Other strong cocktailsĪnd as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish! Remember, that this is a dangerous drink because, if well blended, it does taste like iced tea, so you won’t feel how strong it is going down! Squeeze the juice out of each lemon wedge into the cocktails. Pin Step tenįill the glass up with the Coca Cola, which usually equates 1 – 1.5 ounces per drink. Step nineĪdd more ice to the two glasses, cap the shaker, shake for 15 seconds and divide between the two glasses. Maybe all the booze got to my head even though I hadn’t drunk any yet. I didn’t take a photo of it for some reason. Gather the ingredients – tequila, gin, gold rum, vodka, triple sec, lemon, simple syrup and Coca-Cola. Cut two lemon wedges.Īfter you measure out the ingredients, pour into cocktail shaker. I chose a flared tall glass and a Tom Collins glass. How to make the Long Island iced tea cocktail Pre-stepįill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and get a measuring glass and your glassware. Leave enough room to add the lemon wedges. ![]() You don’t need to measure the Coca Cola, I did for the purpose of this recipe, but you can just pour it into the glasses.I say, try it this way to see what you think and if you find it not sweet enough, add simple syrup in. It is my belief that most sweet and sour mixes are too sweet. I like a 2:1 ratio (two parts sour to one part sweet). The homemade sweet and sour is made with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup.After 10 minutes, remove the fruit and run them under cold water, using the brush to scrub the skin. If using a lot of citrus, place them in a bowl with three cups of water and 1 cup of white vinegar.Next, run cold water to rinse the fruit as you use a vegetable brush on the skin. If you are washing a single piece of citrus, use a natural, unscented hand soap, squirt some in your hand and rub over the fruit.This is especially important if you are placing a wedge in the cocktail. Although I’m always going on and on about using good quality alcohol, you don’t need to use premium ingredients in this drink as it is balanced and you can not taste the individual spirits.You can use either gold rum or white rum in this drink, but don’t use dark rum as it is too dark and will not reproduce the color of iced tea.This post may contain affiliate links, which means I get a small commission, at no additional cost to you, if you click the link and buy something. All I know is that people still order this cocktail in bars and I’ve made many over the years. It says that a similar drink called “Old Man Bishop” was concocted in the 1920’s when liquor was scarce so a cocktail needed to pack a punch.Īnother guy named Bob Butt (I kid you not) claims ownership of inventing The Long Island iced tea cocktail in 1972. I read a pretty amusing post about when the LIIT was invented. ![]() So it shouldn’t surprise you that both cocktails are on the list of 10 most alcoholic drinks in the world. A martini has 4 to 4 1/2 depending how you make it. One Long Island iced tea cocktail has 4 1/2 ounces of booze in it. Meaning you have one and you are done for the night. There are 5 different spirits in the Long Island iced tea cocktail, but the added sweet & sour mix and cola make you forget the alcohol content and sling it back like a thirsty sailor. ![]() Warning, Warning! The Long Island iced tea cocktail recipe is delicious, refreshing, smooth and goes down pretty easily so you have to be careful as it is also very potent. ![]()
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