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Long Island Iced Tea

Five spirits, pretends to be tea.

Glassware
Highball
Method
build
Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

  • spirit

    Neutral, clean spirit. Lets other ingredients speak.

  • spirit

    Juniper-forward gin with citrus and herbal botanicals.

  • spirit

    Light, crisp, lightly aged or filtered rum. The default for daiquiris and mojitos.

  • spirit

    Unaged tequila distilled from blue agave. Bright, vegetal, peppery.

  • liqueur

    Clear orange liqueur — the workhorse for Margaritas and Sidecars.

  • fruit

    Always fresh-squeezed. Tart and aromatic — bottled juice does not compare.

  • Simple Syrup
  • mixer

    Caramel-vanilla cola.

Method

  1. Build all spirits, lemon, syrup in a highball with ice.

  2. Top with cola.

  3. Stir once. Garnish with lemon.

Garnish

  • Lemon Wedge

About this drink

Gin, vodka, white rum, tequila, triple sec, lemon, cola. Stronger than it tastes.

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