Contemporary Classics IBA
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits walk in
Five spirits somehow vanish into a cola-topped disguise that tastes like iced tea and hits like a freight train. The ultimate wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz White Rum
- 1/2 oz Tequila
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec
- 7/8 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2/3 oz Simple Syrup
- Top up Cola
Method
Pour all spirits, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Stir briefly. Top with a splash of cola. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Created 1972 by Robert "Rosebud" Butt at Oak Beach Inn in Babylon, Long Island, as a triple sec contest entry. Popularized in the early 1980s; The New York Times reported in 1985 on its rapid spread. A competing Tennessee Prohibition-era origin by "Old Man Bishop" circulates but lacks documentation. Per Difford's Guide #1190.
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