Long Island Iced Tea

Happy Thirsty Thursday folks.

Drink:

Long Island Iced Tea

Recipe:

1 part Vodka

1 part Tequila

1 part Rum

1 part Gin

1 part Triple Sec

1 and 1/2 parts Sweat and Sour mix

1 splash Cola

Mix ingredients together over ice in a highball glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

Description:

Originally conceived in the 70s by a gent named Robert (Rosebud) Butt, the Long Island Iced Tea is traditionally a summer drink. Given our freakish Indian summer here in Michigan, figured it was appropriate.

You might be wondering why its named after Iced Tea if there isn't any in it. Or maybe you are wondering what that rash on your junk is and if you should see a doctor. Well whatever, I am the only one here and I don't deal with rashes. Despite being mostly various alcohols, this concoction tastes remarkably like iced tea (mildly tolerable). This seems highly improbable, considering the content, which means that our buddy Robert was either a bartending genius or the luckiest bastard on the planet.



Mentioning the alcohol content, be careful with this one. It contains a lot more booze than your average mixed drink. It will fuck you up something fierce. 


Variants:


There aren't a lot of official variants to the Long Island. The main thing you will see out there  is having the sour mix replaced with some manner of citrus juice (especially outside the US, where sour mix isn't very popular).