Long Island Iced Tea Long Island Iced Tea A Long Island Iced Tea is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as its namesake. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, with parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Lastly, it is decorated with the lemon and straw, after stirring with bar spoon smoothly. Most variants use equal parts of the main liquors, but include a smaller amount of triple sec (or other orange-flavored liqueur). Close variants
Sloe gin an anise-flavoured spirit, resulting in a light reddish-brown, sweet liquid, around 25–30% alcohol by volume. In Italy, bargnolino is made by soaking sloe drupes with sugar and spices in spirit alcohol (recipe varies locally), resulting a reddish, sweet liquor, around 40–45% alcohol by volume; it is often chilled before serving. In Poland, tarninówka is an infusion (nalewka) of sloes in vodka or rectified spirit. Slider is still cider in which the sloes used to make sloe gin have been steeped; it is a Devonshire tradition. Sloe whisky and sloe brandy are variants on the tradition, and are often mixed with