Name: Long island iced tea
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Ice cubes; ½ oz Vodka; ½ oz Tequila; ½ oz Golden rum (you can also use white rum); ½ oz Gin; ½ oz Triple Sec; ½ oz Lemon juice; ½ oz Sugar syrup; Splash of cola; Optional lemon wedges

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The best cocktails start with vodka

Sometimes the unsung hero of many a cocktail recipe, vodka is an ideal base.

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The best vodka to use for cocktails is the one you have in the cupboard.

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What equipment will I need?

Depending on which cocktail you’re making, you’ll need either no equipment or just a little.

A cocktail shaker, a jigger, and a cocktail glass are often all you need.

And if you haven’t got those, then there are always ways around it!

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Long island iced tea

Author: Mandy Applegate

Make this delicious cocktail in just 5 minutes. Using tequila, gin, vodka, rum, and triple sec, this is a cocktail drink that shouldn't work, but it does! Great to enjoy at a summer party, cookout, bachelorette party or pool party.

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Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Course: Cocktails

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 216kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ice cubes
½ oz Vodka
½ oz Tequila
½ oz Golden rum you can also use white rum
½ oz Gin
½ oz Triple Sec
½ oz Lemon juice
½ oz Sugar syrup
Splash of cola
Optional lemon wedges

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

Add a handful of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, then add your vodka and tequila
Ice cubes, ½ oz Vodka, ½ oz Tequila
Next, add golden rum (you can use white rum), gin and triple sec
½ oz Golden rum, ½ oz Gin, ½ oz Triple Sec
Now add fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup, secure the lid on your shaker and shake vigorously for approximately 20 seconds
½ oz Lemon juice, ½ oz Sugar syrup
Strain into a highball glass filled with ice, top up with cola, garnish with a couple of lemon wedges or a lemon slice and add a straw
Splash of cola
Let's get this party started – cheers!

Notes

No cocktail shaker?
Build your Long Island Iced Tea in a glass, but don’t add the ice until just before you add the cola, give it a good mix before adding the ice
What type of cola should I use?
We’ve all got our favorite, so just use whatever you’d normally drink, you’ll only need a splash of cola for your drink
Making ahead?
Mix all the ingredients except the cola, store the mixture in the fridge until you’re ready to drink and then add the cola

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