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| This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail |
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| Long Island Iced Tea | |
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 The Long Island iced tea was named for its resemblance to non-alcoholic Iced tea.
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| Type: | Mixed drink |
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| Served: | "On the rocks"; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish: | lemon slice |
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| Preparation: | Mix ingredients in glass over ice, stir, garnish and serve. |
A Long Island Iced Tea is a highball made with, among other ingredients, vodka, gin, tequila, and rum. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, rum and triple sec with 1 1/2 parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Close variants often replace the sour mix with sweet and sour mix or with lemon juice, the cola with actual iced tea, or add white creme de menthe. Some restaurants substitute brandy for the tequila.
The drink has a much higher alcohol concentration (~28%) than most highballs because of the proportionally small amount of mixer. The cola is just for color.
Outside of the United States, this highball is often altered, due to the unpopularity of sour mix. Long Island Iced Tea served outside the States is often made of liquors and cola alone (without sour mix), with lemon or lime juice, or with lime cordial.
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History
Long Island Iced Tea was first served in the late 1970s by Robert (Rosebud) Buttu, a bartender at the Oak Beach Inn, in the Town of Babylon, Long Island, New York. 1
Variations
The increasing popularity of the Long Island has spawned its own family of highballs. Many drinks remain popular in their own right in numerous locales throughout the United States, while owing their existence to the success of the original Long Island Iced Tea.
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References
- ^ Degrof, Dale: "The Craft of the Cocktail". Clarkson Potter, 2002.
