marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus) (07/15/85)
I recently asked for iced tea with my meal at a restaurant. The waitress asked if I would like to try "Long Island Iced Tea." I did. It's strong stuff, and I asked what was in it. She said "rum, vodka, gin, and triple-sec. Absolutely no tea." It sure tasted like tea, though. Can anyone supply the correct proportions, and maybe some history and background for this stimulating beverage? -- Bob Marcus marcus@wanginst (Csnet) Wang Institute of Graduate Studies decvax!wanginst!marcus (UUCP) Tyng Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879 (617) 649-9731
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (07/18/85)
(From the net, several summers ago)
From utah-cs!harpo!ihps3!houxi!houxb!9212mhm Thu Aug 12 09:33:17 1982
Subject: Summary of "iced tea" recipes
Newsgroups: net.cooks
My thanks to those who responded to my request for a recipe for "Iced Tea."
There seem to be many versions around, and most people report that their
versions are not as good as what you get in a bar. The concensus is that
the drink is called "Long Island Iced Tea," although there is some
disagreements as to the exact liquors and amounts. So here are the three
top recipes I received;
(1) from Lawson Cooper at Cornell
equal parts rum, tequila, vodka, and triple sec with coke to color
(2) from Dave Curry
equal parts rum, gin, vodka, triple sec, and one or two parts
whisky sour mix, with with coke and lemon juice
(3) from Doug at Bell Labs
equal parts rum, gin, vodka, and tequila, add coke and lime juice
Everyone does agree that this is a lethal drink.
Mark Mortensen
Bell Labs houxb!9212mhm
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The drink you describe sounds like an Iced Tea to me! The other ingredients are orange juice (just a drop, really), and coke. More for color than taste. The proportions I use are, equal parts in a ice-filled glass of rum, vodka,gin, and trpile-sec. Splash with a little OJ, and a dash of coke. (the OJ is to make it cloudy, the coke is to make it dark) Stir. I really don't know why it's called a Long Island Iced Tea, I think it was the house drink at some night club on the Island somewhere. I LOVE 'em! LET'S HAVE A LONG ISLAND ICED TEA PARTY!!!! (I'm waiting...) A displaced Long Islander, ...in New Jersey (SIGH), Vince
ogre@whuts.UUCP (LOCOCO) (07/19/85)
> The drink you describe sounds like an Iced Tea to me! The other ingredients > are orange juice (just a drop, really), and coke. More for color than > taste. > The proportions I use are, equal parts in a ice-filled glass of rum, vodka,gin > and trpile-sec. Splash with a little OJ, and a dash of coke. (the OJ is to > make it cloudy, the coke is to make it dark) Stir. > > I really don't know why it's called a Long Island Iced Tea, I think it was the > house drink at some night club on the Island somewhere. I thought that an Iced Tea also contained Tequila. A friend of mine related a story to me about a bartender from the Jersey shore that described the drink to contain the five whites: VODKA, GIN, RUM, TEQUILA, & TRIPLESEC. Perhaps this is the difference between LI I.T. & regular I.T. Would someone on the net please verify if you know. \ / |\\ / | | \| | | |\ | | | \| John B. Lo Coco (...whuts!ogre) (...szuxn!ogre) 1-201-467-7436
hammond@steinmetz.UUCP (Steve Hammond) (07/23/85)
> I recently asked for iced tea with my meal at a restaurant. The waitress > asked if I would like to try "Long Island Iced Tea." I did. It's > strong stuff, and I asked what was in it. She said "rum, vodka, gin, > and triple-sec. Absolutely no tea." It sure tasted like tea, though. > Can anyone supply the correct proportions, and maybe some history and > background for this stimulating beverage? > > -- > Bob Marcus marcus@wanginst (Csnet) > Having a little :-) experience in this area... the long island ice tea that i make has roughly a shot each of gin vodka rum tequila <- you were gypped triple-sec (less than a shot, perhaps a half) and then top off with some "classic" coke for the dark color. after 1 or 2 the proportions become less important :-) -- Steve Hammond arpa: hammond@GE uucp: {...edison!}steinmetz!hammond