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Long Island Iced Tea


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The "honest, I can't taste the booze" Long Island tea

1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Light Rum
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Tequila
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
1 splash Coca-Cola


Combine all ingredients (except cola) and pour over ice in a highball glass. Add the splash of cola for color. Decorate with a slice of lemon and serve.

You'll find one of the best around at ShaSha Resort on Rainy Lake.

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According to my experience, IFRon, the tequila makes it a Texas Tea, not a LI tea.

Here is my recipe for LI Tea
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Light Run
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Tripple Sec (orange flavored liquor)

Top with equal parts of Coke and sweet and sour mix

Another variation, is the Long Beach Tea, use Cranberry juice instead of coke.

Muskieguy.....

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actually, i would say that the best Long Islands would be the combination of those 2,

1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz triple sec
some sweet n sour to taste
a splash of coke

excellent, cant taste the alcohol at all, but it all matters on the tequilla, i had some with some cheap tequilla one time, and it was relly bad, but then with all the same bottles, but with better tequila it was great, the tequila we used that was best was in a clear bottle with a green aluminum screw on cap, i can;t remember the name, about 30 bucks a liter
JS
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The recipe I use has the secret ingredient in it.

vodka
Rum
Gin
triple sec
sweet and sour
put a packet of sugar in the bottom of the shaker.

add ice and shake
Pour in to glass and top off with coke and lemon wedge.

best one ever. just do not have too many.

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I bartend in the cities and I have to agree with Muskieguy. If you put Tequila in it is a Texas tea. If you want to try something different try putting Chambord in it instead of Triple Sec. That will make it a New Orleans Tea.

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Top shelf Sha Sha Long Islands are the best, hands down. Can't find anyone here in St. Cloud that can make them like that.

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The difference between the Texas Tea and the Long Island is the Tequlia you use, if you use the White or clear tequlia it is a long island, if you use Quervo gold or 1800 or a GOOD yellow/gold tequlia then it is a Texas Tea. There are many variations of this drink, and depending on what part of the country you are from, some of the ingredients changes.
I have 20 years behind the bar and have bartended in Korea, Arizona, Montana, and Minnesota. But more importantly, if its made the way you like it, who cares, as long as it doesn't taste bad....LOL

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I worked behind the bar in the cities for about 5 years. We never put tequila into a Long Island. None of the other cities bartenders I knew did, either. I think it just depends on the region.

In St. Cloud, D.B. Searle's used to make a good one. I was in a guard unit there, and had a lot of 2 for 1's at DB's.

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Don't care how you make it or what you put in it.

The best way to finish off a Long Island/Texas Tea is with a shot of Amaretto floated on the top.

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Climbmda,
Not trying to get an argument going here, just giving more than my 2 cents worth.
6 years at 5 Corners Saloon on the West Bank, we used white tequila in our Long Islands. That's the way the owner(at the time)wanted them made.
Trained in to bartend at Tony's Newyorker in Tempe AZ, owner trained us all to use white tequila.
Like I said before, really doesn't matter, as long as it's good.

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BullsInc,
Long Islands huh...its been a while, sounds like you've been busy grin.gif Drop me an e-mail and we'll have to go catch some fish and grab one of these drinks smile.gif

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best long island in the state.......gosh dam place........served in a giant beer mug.

i'll say one thing for sure, finding a GOOD long island is almost a once in a lifetime deal!. for every good tea i've had i've been served 40 or so horrible ones.

[This message has been edited by joshb (edited 06-19-2004).]

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Saw this on Food Network over the weekend and it looked good.

6 ice cubes
1/2 jigger gin
1/2 jigger vodka
1/2 jigger white rum
1/2 jigger tequila
1/2 jigger Cointreau
1 jigger fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar syrup (see note)
Cola
Lemon slice, to decorate
Put the ice cubes in a mixing glass. Add the gin, vodka, rum, tequila, Cointreau, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Stir well, then strain into a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Add enough Coca Cola to fill the glass, and decorate with the slice of lemon.
Note: To make sugar syrup, heat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves.

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