Long Island Ice Tea

Name: Long Island Ice Tea
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Bar
Ingredients: 15 ml Gin; 15 ml Tequila silver; 15 ml Vodka; 15 ml Rum white; 15 ml Cointreau; 20 ml Simple syrup; 30 ml Lemon juice; 20 ml Coca-Cola

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The Long Island Ice Tea is a powerful, sweet, and refreshing highball cocktail that famously mimics the look and taste of iced tea without containing any. It combines five different spirits with fresh lemon juice and a splash of cola. Originating in the United States during the late 20th century, it remains a highly popular party drink.

IBA official
Long drink
Sweet
Refreshing
Strong

GlassHighball
MethodBuild
Time3 min
Strength≈ 17% ABV

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How to make a Long Island Ice Tea

Build it in a highball with ice cubes. About 3 minutes.

Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
Pour the gin, tequila silver, vodka, white rum, Cointreau, simple syrup, lemon juice, and Coca-Cola directly into the glass.
Stir the mixture gently to combine the ingredients.
Garnish with a lemon twist and serve with a straw.

Bartender’s tips

If you do not have Cointreau, you can substitute it with another quality triple sec or dry orange liqueur.
Keep your spirits and cola well-chilled before mixing to prevent the ice from melting too quickly in the glass.
Use freshly squeezed lemon juice rather than bottled juice to balance the sweetness of the syrup and cola.

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