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Long Island Iced Tea recipe
IBA officialBuiltHighballCubed ice16% ABV280 kcal
The Long Island Iced Tea is a built vodka cocktail, made with vodka, tequila blanco, white rum and more, served in a highball over ice. It is citrusy and sparkling. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.
Usually credited to Robert Butt at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island in the 1970s. There is no tea in it.
Long Island Iced Tea ingredients
| Vodka | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Tequila blanco | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| White rum | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Gin | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Triple sec | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 25 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Cola | top up, about 40 ml |
How to make a Long Island Iced Tea
- Fill a highball with ice.
- Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
- Lift once gently with a barspoon.
- Garnish with a lemon slice.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Lemon slice
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Long Island Iced Tea: quick answers
- How strong is a Long Island Iced Tea?
- About 16% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 24 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Long Island Iced Tea?
- About 280 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Long Island Iced Tea served in?
- A highball, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Long Island Iced Tea have?
- 8 in total: vodka, tequila blanco, white rum, gin, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and cola.
