Long Island Iced Tea

Name: Long Island Iced Tea
Ingredients: 0.42 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum; 0.42 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin; 0.42 oz Tito's Vodka; 0.42 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila; 0.42 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur; 0.42 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'; 0.42 oz Lemon juice; 0.42 oz Lime juice; 2 oz Cola

Robust
Slightly sweet

Ingredients

0.42 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
0.42 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
0.42 oz Tito's Vodka
0.42 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
0.42 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
0.42 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
0.42 oz Lemon juice
0.42 oz Lime juice
2 oz Cola

Method

Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Collins 35cl

Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.

Method:

SHAKE first 8 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring cola.

Garnish:

Garnish with lemon slice.

Nutrition:

One serving of Long Island Iced Tea contains 209 calories

History:

This infamous cocktail reached the height of its popularity in the early 1980s and by 1985 The New York Times reported, "A potent alcoholic drink called Long Island Iced Tea is sweeping the Island's bars as well as watering spots across the country."

Of the many stories surrounding its origin, perhaps the most credible attributes its creation to the 1970s, perhaps 1972, by Robert "Rosebud" Butt at Oak Beach Inn in Babylon, New York. This area of New York State is known as Long Island, and the cocktail resembles a glass of iced tea, so disguising its alcoholic content – something that has many claiming its true origins go back to Prohibition.