How to Make a Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail.

 

Lond Island Iced Tea Cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is made with 4 white spirits along with lime juice, triple sec and a splash of cola. Which gives the amber colour to the drink the same as iced tea.

History of Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail:

Robert Rosebud Butt claims that he invented the Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail as an entry in a contest to create a new mixed drink with the triple sec in 1972, While he was bartending at Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York. 

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How to Make Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail:

Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail is a mixed drink which is made mix equal part of vodka, white rum, gin and tequila followed with lime juice, Triple sec and a splash of cola.

Ingredients for Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail:

• Vodka - 1 part or 2 cl (20 ml)
• W.Rum - 1 part or 2 cl (20 ml)
• Gin - 1 part or 2 cl (20 ml)
• Tequila - 1 part or 2 cl (20 ml)
• Lime juice - 1 part or 2 cl (20 ml)
• Triple Sec - 1/2 oz (15 ml)
• Cola just a splash.

Glassware: Gibraltar Glass.

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Method: Built-up or stirred.

Built-up is a simple method of making a cocktail, It as simple as serving a glass of water with ice. Simply take a glass, add 4 to 5 cubes of ice, pour 2 oz of vodka and top it up with orange juice and add garnish, straw & a stirrer, Your Cocktail Screwdriver is ready to serve.

Stirred:

This is made as simple as a built-up method, Simply add the ingredients along with ice cubes and give it a stir using a bar spoon. You must be thinking what is a bar spoon now?

Bar Spoon:

A bar spoon is a long-handled spoon used to mix the ingredients directly in the glass, the length of the bar spoon can reach the bottom of any tall glass, tumbler or mug. And used to mix and layer either alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks using the bar spoon.

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Garnish: Lime Wedge, You can simply squeeze the lime wedge and drop it into the drink.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories 262 kcal | Protein 0.2 g | Carbohydrates 23.3 g | Sugar 21.3 g | Fat 0.1 g | Vitamin A 4.1 IU | Vitamin C 10.4 mg | Calcium 9.2 mg | Iron 9.2 mg | Magnesium 2.2 mg | Potassium 22.8 mg | Sodium 3.3 mg.

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Cheers!! Bottoms up!!