Texas Iced Tea
Long Island with a drawl.
A Long Island Iced Tea variation that adds bourbon to the already long line-up of white spirits. Citrus, sugar and cola round it off, but it remains a very strong long drink to be sipped with care.
- Long drink
- Shaken
- Glass
- Collins glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Very strong
- Time
- 4 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Ice
- Cubes
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
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Tequila
10 ml
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White rum
10 ml
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Vodka
10 ml
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Gin
10 ml
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Bourbon whiskey
10 ml
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Triple sec
10 ml
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Lime juice
10 ml
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Lemon juice
10 ml
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Simple syrup
10 ml
-
Cola
top up
Garnish
- Lemon wedge
Proportions
How to make
- Pour the tequila into the shaker.
- Add the white rum.
- Add the vodka.
- Add the gin.
- Add the bourbon.
- Add the triple sec.
- Add the lime juice.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Add the sugar syrup.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake.
- Fill a Collins glass with ice.
- Strain into the glass.
- Top up with cola.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge.
- Serve with a stirrer.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
The Texas Iced Tea is one of many variations born in the wake of the Long Island Iced Tea, the multi-spirit long drink that mimics the look of iced tea. The Texan version stands out mainly for the addition of bourbon or whiskey, while the other components follow the parent recipe. According to a widespread but unverifiable story, the drink was born at TGI Fridays restaurants around 1980, and the name may have been a marketing choice playing on Texan pride. We found neither a documented inventor nor a datable first printed recipe, and the versions in circulation vary considerably.
Taste profile
- Strong
- 5 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Citrus
- 3 out of 5
- Sour
- 2 out of 5
