Long Island Ice Tea Drink

Garnish with a lemon slice and take a sip.

Long island ice tea drink.

Four different and disparate spirits slugging it out in a single glass along with triple sec lemon juice and cola. 1 ounce triple sec. Open the liquor cabinet and follow these simple instructions for an authentic long island iced tea. On paper the long island iced tea is one hot mess of a drink.

It is created by combining five different alcohols and a splash of coke and a splash of. 1 to 1 1 4 cups ice cubes. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka tequila gin rum triple sec with 1 1 2 parts sour mix and a splash of cola. A long island iced tea is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka tequila light rum triple sec gin and a splash of cola which gives the drink the same amber hue as its namesake.

Step 1 combine vodka tequila gin rum triple sec simple syrup and lemon juice in a highball glass. 1 ounce sour mix. And yet somehow it works. The long island iced tea has a much higher alcohol concentration than most mixed drinks approximately 22.

Lastly it is decorated with the lemon and straw after stirring with bar spoon smoothly. Fill with ice and top with cola for color.