Long Island Iced Tea
INGREDIENTS
- ¾ oz white rum
- ¾ oz gin
- ¾ oz vodka
- ¾ oz tequila
- ¾ oz Cointreau or triple sec
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz fresh orange juice
- 2 to 3 oz chilled cola
- Garnish: Lemon wedge
INSTRUCTIONS
Pour all the liquid ingredients except the cola into an ice-filled collins glass. Top with cola and stir gently. Squeeze the lemon wedge over the drink, and drop it in.
VARIATIONS: For a Miami Iced Tea, substitute blue curaçao for the Cointreau (or triple sec).
For a New England Iced Tea, add 1 oz simple syrup and substitute cranberry juice for the cola.
VIDEO HOW-TO
YouTube video link
NOTES
Some purists claim you should never mix vodka and gin together, but this potent classic defies many taboos, and indeed tastes dangerously like iced tea.