Arnold Palmer
The golfer's drink
Half iced tea, half lemonade. Named for the golfer, who ordered it this way for decades. Palmer himself preferred 3:1 tea to lemonade; the popular version has gone 1:1.
Ingredients
- 4 oz Black Tea
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
- 3 oz Water
Method
Fill a collins glass with ice. Pour cold-brewed black tea and lemonade (built from lemon juice, simple syrup, and water at 1:1:3) in equal measures. Stir. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Named after golfer Arnold Palmer, popularized circa late 1960s when a woman overheard him ordering iced tea with lemonade at a Palm Springs golf course and requested the same (Wikipedia, Chado Tea History). Palmer's wife prepared iced tea at home; Palmer suggested adding lemonade. The drink existed as a regional Southern tradition before Palmer's popularization, though origin accounts vary on whether he or earlier beveragemakers created the combination (Due South). First national recognition in Rolling Stone's August 1997 "Hot Issue." Per Difford's Guide #2142. Non-alcoholic beverage.
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