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Grateful Dead in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead is a shaken vodka cocktail, made with vodka, white rum, gin and more, served in a highball over ice. It is citrusy and sparkling.

Strength: about 12% ABV in the glass, roughly 21 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

A Long Island Iced Tea with raspberry liqueur in place of the cola.

Ingredients

Vodka15 ml (½ oz)
White rum15 ml (½ oz)
Gin15 ml (½ oz)
Tequila blanco15 ml (½ oz)
Raspberry liqueur15 ml (½ oz)
Lemon juice25 ml (¾ oz)
Simple syrup15 ml (½ oz)
Lemon-lime sodatop up, about 60 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
  2. Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a highball.
  4. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lemon wheel
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