A highball made with equal parts vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and triple sec with 1 1/2 parts sour mix with a splash of cola. Originally rumored to have been created during prohibition to resemble plain iced tea, the drink was actually the 1970s creation of Robert "Rosebud" Buttu, a bartender from Long Island.
As someone with a small bladder, I sure can appreciate a Long Island Iced Tea. This is one of few cocktails made of various liquors, four to be exact, plus a liqueur. I love watching skilled bartenders make Long Island Ice Teas. It's such a trip watching them pour all four liquors into the glass at the same time. It's the cocktail that has the least amount of liquid all the while being highly potent, yet still decent-tasting, so all I need is one for the evening and I'm set. … more
Iced tea and booze! One of the truly pleasurable combinations in life! But BE CAREFUL with these suckers - they're so delicious and go down so smoothly and easily and have so much alcohol that you could get blind drunk off one too many before you even realize it's happening.
There are times when my high metabolism and iron liver really annoy me. Every time I go out with friends, I need a head start on the drinks because with them, it seems just a few is enough to get warm and fuzzy. With me, I literally need liquor hooked directly to my veins. So to deal with this problem, I start off with a Long Island Iced Tea. It contains just the right mix of liquors to make it taste like iced tea, and one or two is usually enough to get the trick done. … more