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No. 045 Cocktails · Vodka

Long Island Iced Tea

Five spirits, lemon, sugar syrup and a top of cola. Contains no tea and a lot of alcohol: take it slowly.

A Long Island Iced Tea in a tall glass with ice, a lemon wedge and a straw
A Long Island Iced Tea Photo: Alisdair McDiarmid from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add the spirits, Cointreau, lemon juice and sugar syrup.
  3. Top with cola and stir gently.
  4. Garnish with a lemon slice, if you like.
Glass
Highball glass
Garnish
Lemon slice (optional)
Technique
Built
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Long Island Iced Tea

Despite the name there is no tea in it. It contains 75 ml of spirits and liqueur in total, so it is far stronger than it tastes; one is plenty.

If you're keeping count, see our guide to drinking responsibly.

Background

It is named for its amber colour, which resembles iced tea.

Tags: long drink high strength cola

Sources

  1. IBA — Long Island Iced Tea (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Long Island iced tea

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