Highball

Long Island Iced Tea

Name: Long Island Iced Tea
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Vodka; 15 ml Gin; 15 ml White rum; 15 ml Tequila blanco; 15 ml Triple sec; 25 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Simple syrup; 30 ml Cola

Served in a highball glass

Ingredients

15 ml Vodka
15 ml Gin
15 ml White rum
15 ml Tequila blanco
15 ml Triple sec
25 ml Lemon juice
15 ml Simple syrup
30 ml Cola

Preparation

Shake all spirits, lemon juice and syrup with ice. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass and top with cola.

Garnish

Lemon wedge

Origin story

The Long Island Iced Tea cocktail is believed to have originated in the 1970s in Long Island, New York. Its name is a misnomer, as it contains no tea but is a potent mix of various spirits.