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How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea

  • December 10, 2007
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It may look like plain old iced tea, but this drink—invented near Long Island’s Jones Beach in the 1970s—is one potent potation and the East Coast’s answer to the Zombie.

You Will Need

  • 1/2 oz. vodka
  • 1/2 oz. rum
  • 1/2 oz. gin
  • 1/2 oz. triple sec
  • 1/2 oz. tequila
  • 1 oz. lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • Some cola
  • Some ice
  • A measuring jigger
  • A cocktail shaker
  • A highball glass
  • And a straw
How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Fill with ice

Step 1: Fill with ice

Fill the shaker with ice.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Add vodka, rum, & gin

Step 2: Add vodka, rum, & gin

Add 1/2 an ounce of vodka, 1/2 an ounce of rum, and pour in 1/2 an ounce of gin.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Add triple sec, tequila, & lemon juice

Step 3: Add triple sec, tequila, & lemon juice

Continue to add the alcohol. Add 1/2 an ounce of triple sec, now add 1/2 an ounce of tequila, and pour in 1 ounce of lemon juice.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Add sugar

Step 4: Add sugar

Drop in 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Some recipes will call for sour mix, but using lemon juice and sugar instead can give a fresher, more consistent flavor.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Shake

Step 5: Shake

Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Strain into glass

Step 6: Strain into glass

Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Fill with ice

Step 7: Fill with ice

Fill the highball glass about halfway with ice.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Add cola

Step 8: Add cola

Top off the glass with cola to add the color of an iced tea.

For a Long Beach Iced Tea, swap cranberry juice for the cola.

How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea: Stir & drink

Step 9: Stir & drink

Add the straw, stir, and sip with caution—this one’s got a nasty undertow.

With nearly 8 million residents, Long Island, NY has a higher population than 97 countries around the globe.

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