The Long Island Iced Tea is a powerful and refreshing cocktail known for packing a punch despite its smooth, iced-tea-like taste. Despite the name, it contains no actual tea — instead, it blends vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and triple sec, balanced with lemon juice and a splash of cola for color and flavor.
Ingredients
- FOR THE SOUR MIX
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp. lemon juice
- 4 tbsp. lime juice
- 3 tbsp. grapefruit juice
- FOR THE COCKTAIL
- 1/2 oz. gin
- 1/2 oz. white rum
- 1/2 oz. blanco tequila
- 1/2 oz. vodka
- 1/2 oz. triple sec
- 1 1/4 oz. homemade sour mix, or ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice and ½ oz. simple syrup
- Coca Cola, to taste
- Lemon wedges or wheels, for garnish
Instructions
Steps:
MAKE THE SOUR MIX
- Pour water and sugar into a small saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and whisk until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.
- Once cooled, combine simple syrup, lemon, lime, and grapefruit juices. Store sour mix in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
MAKE THE COCKTAIL
Into a shaker, pour in gin, rum, tequila, vodka, triple sec, and sour mix. Top with ice and shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice and top with Coca Cola to taste. Garnish with lemon and serve.
