Long Island Iced Tea

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"Drinking a Long Island Iced Tea when not thirsty is one of the few things that separates us from the Beast."
 
~Rosebud


 The world famous Long Island Iced Tea was first invented in  1972 by me, Robert Butt, while I was tending bar at the infamous Oak Beach Inn.  Nicknamed "Rosebud" by OBI owner Bob Matherson, I participated in a Cocktail creating contest.  Triple Sec had to be included, and the bottles started flying.  My concoction was an immediate hit and quickly became the house drink at the OBI.  By the mid-1970's, every bar on LI was serving up this innocent looking cocktail, and by the 1980's it was known the world over.  Though it looks like the Iced Tea your Mom serves on a summer day, it is actually a combination of 5 different alcohols, with a splash of Coke.  Mention Long Island Iced Tea at a party, and almost everyone has a story to tell....
The Recipe:
2 cups ice cubes                                                            
1 part vodka
1 part gin
1 part white rum
1 part white tequila
1/2 part triple sec
1/2 part sour mix
1 splash Coke
Lemon wedges for garnish

Some common myths surrounding the origin of the Long Island Iced Tea include...
~ Invented by housewives who used a little of each type of alcohol in their cabinets so their husbands wouldn't notice...
~ Invented during prohibition when bartenders commonly disguised alcoholic drinks to look like non-alcoholic drinks...
~Invented by "Old Man Bishop" in Kingsport Tennessee and passed down to his son Ransom...


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