Make the Best EVER Long Island Iced Tea
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- The Long Island Iced Tea is a potent concoction for those undecided on a base spirit. If you’re a bartender, chances are you’ve been asked to make one of these before. No matter the type of bar, sooner or later, a Long Island will be ordered. Don’t feel the need to buy all top shelf liquors for this drink. Not only would that be pricey to make, but with so many flavors, the nuances of each spirit could get lost. This one's not for the faint of heart. Cheers!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The History: 1:32
The Booze: 3:21
The Recipe: 5:09
Sips: 7:20
Sign Off: 11:01
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA RECIPE
1 oz. (30 ml) Union Horse Distilling Co. Rider Vodka
1 oz. (30 ml) El Dorado 3 Year Rum
1 oz. (30 ml) Plymouth Gin
1 oz. (30 ml) Siete Leguas Blanco Tequila
1 oz. (30 ml) Luxardo Triplum Triple Sec
1 oz. (30 ml) lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1)
top with Coca-Cola
lemon wheel for garnish
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TIME STAMPS
The History: 1:32
The Booze: 3:21
The Recipe: 5:09
Sips: 7:20
Sign Off: 11:01
Cheers 😊
Texas tea has Tito’s Texas vodka in it
Texas tea uses bourbon instead of a triple sec.
Ummm.... Maybe I've always been shorting people on booze but ummm an ounce each on all 5 alcohols is like three quarters more booze than us supposed to be in it.
You can drink a glass of iced tea like water. ^_^
I love that the clock on the wall is always at 5:00. That is attention to detail.
Maybe the clock just doesn't work.
Works for me…
One time i saw the clock at 1 o'clock.or 2,..i guess it was the episode with mai tai or mojito..
It's always 5:00 somewhere. Happy Hour!
Let’s be honest, to improve on the Long Island just add more alcohol…. All of them. Or just pair it with a shot. And a comfy pillow.
Great punch bowl drink.
Only downside, ice melts.
Though in my experience it doesn't last long enough for that to be a problem.
Look up a greatful dead coctail
1 oz of each! INSANE!!... I typically make it with 1/2 oz each spirit. Love your ratio of booze to coke! That's proper! Too many people add way too much coke which just makes it taste like rum & coke. Cheers!
Hahaha...just enough to make it look like tea 👌
Same here…5 oz of alcohol is pretty scary.
I do mine with a double shot of each. But only two drinks per night.
@@bandabanderos "only"
Absolutely right. Where I'm from the max liquor a drink can have in it is 3oz. That's a half shot each (plus the whiskey/bourbon that should be in there) then the rest is sour mix. Only a splash of coke. It's there for color, not for taste
I have to say, I love Tipsy Anders!
😂 😂 😂 yeah this one got me there
This will get anyone there quick! 😋
I love your energy and how happy you are. It's just infectious.
Thanks, Josh! Cheers!
I think he was drunk...
I agree.
@@annehalkyard Was about to say that 😂
I’d like a Dark Island Ice Tea.
Replace all the “white”spirits with their dark brethren.
Darth Vader’s Ice Tea.
I like your user name.
@@davidcrowley6216 great names seem alike.
U mean Brooklyn iced tea instead of Long Island iced tea. Get IT? Lol.
So rum, scotch, bourbon, rye, cognac?
The booze is strong with this one
“It tastes like college.” Nailed it!
The nosing at the beginning was genius.
I am impressed by your tasting notes satire and how you manage to inject a "let's make this super-popular, kinda dangerous, highly marked-up drink" vibe into your overall "this drink is ridiculous" demeanour.
he sounded like every wine sommelier i've ever met.
Definitely takes me back to college days. A local restaurant (Rafferty's) in Bowling Green, KY sold them for $3.95 on Monday Happy Hours and served them in large Mason jars. They were so good. Another local restaurant on Friday happy hours sold them for $4.00 a pitcher.. our table that night had way too many to mention (16) and amazed we all got home safely...we did have a DD. Memories....
Man Rafferty's is a cool place. My dad moved to BG 12 years ago and when my wife and I visit we try to hit up college bars and restaurants.
Thank you for creating cocktail videos that are equally entertaining as well as informative.
I pour the cola into a separate glass before starting the cocktail, so it loses most of the carbonation. Gives it a smoother "tea" taste.
But that's probably just me being weird & always finding a way to complicate things. Idk.
Just discovered this channel btw, & love it. Keep up the great work!
I think I will do that from now on when I make them at the bar.
That sounds smart, I’m going to try that thanks
Super thoughtful twist
Oregon resident. I waited tables through my 20s. Long Island where I worked was a half oz each of gin, rum, vodka, triple sec, then an oz each of sweet & sour and coke. One popular variant was replacing the coke with cranberry juice and a splash of chambord.
Love the Long Island Iced Tea! Also love all the variations (Texas Tea, Tokyo Tea, Adios, Long Beach, etc...) Great interpretation! Cheers!
What’s the name of the one without tequila?
@@melinasparks3268 Lame
My family and I love these. My parents told me a story when they once made this with probably rum and literally, iced tea.
Anders. I love your channel. Bringing back proper drinking culture is necessary. Thanks for your work. Seems simple, but you’re doing yeoman’s work, brother. Cheers!
Just found your channel tonight. Love the content. The history and everything makes it really neat. Keep it up !
Great job man! I like your energy and enthusiasm! It's infectious!
Thank you for the amazing content! I immediately tried out this recipe and it was pretty amazing. Perfect drink to share with my lady.
This is one of my favorite of your videos.
When I was bartending in Tel Aviv I used to advise people under 20 (age drinking in TA is 18) against Long Island Iced Tea, because in most cases they couldn't hold their liquor. I warned them that if they puke, they clean. And so it was.
Brilliant video having us watch you drink this thing. I gotta have one right now!
Finally a drink channel that is fun! Thank you!
Absolutely my favorite drink. I had a friend years ago that was bartending and she would make them for me. Well one night her pouring skill were so on the mark that I downed 3 because it tasted like an actual lemon iced tea. Super dangerous and delicious 😋.
Good thing i lived literally around the corner 😅 about 100'.
Anders, you awesome man!! Love your videos, my wife and I just keep trying all your recipes!!!!
Eres un hombre simpático y tus cócteles son geniales. Mil gracias!
I love this channel. It's my favorite of all the bartender channels on TH-cam. The videos tend to be a little long but I guess I don't mind sitting thru some of the entertainment/wisenheimerness to get to the meat and potatoes of it. you know, the actual recipe. I know there are time stamps but some of the quips and cracks give me a good chuckle.
Anders, Have been watching your videos and built a bar full of drinks and glasses around your suggestions - tonight made our first cocktail, a Long Island Tea to your menu. Itbwas great, keep up the brilliant videos, you make it exciting and fun, we love them
Your “tasting notes” seriously cracked me up 😂...another great video as usual!
Double sec! heheheheh
It was the hand stir and hair flip for me! 😂
Love your channel looks so good!!!!
Really enjoying your channel, thanks for sharing your craft. And whoa whoever that was who swiped your lemon, more drop-by’s please!
Thank you idol for showing us this cocktail ♥️
I appreciate the detailed instructions and tips provided in the video, making it easy to recreate this cocktail at home. Cheers to the ultimate Long Island Iced Tea recipe! 🍹👌
Awesome video, love the channel
Loved this video. Cheered me right up! You and your girl are great together. very amusing!
I enjoy your eloquent way of delivering diplomatic putdowns.
I love your style. This is fun. Not healthy but fun. Please continue.
I love these, easy to drink a few of these
It's a awesome drink! Cheers from Brazil
You did a great job on selling this one that I had to make it, right after watching this video. Not sure if you had some shots before you recorded or not. Very entertaining for sure
Fantastic!
This was my favorite drink to order around 1986. Deadly and delicious!
Potion equality is very important in a L.I. I agree with your recipe completely, I like to use half measures of lemon and lime, and three dashes of angostura bitters. Try old man bishop’s version with bourbon and maple syrup. Great version of the L.I. I always tell my customers “There’s no limit, but there IS a record!” Unfortunately my state changed the ounces per container laws a few years ago so the current recipe is 3/4 oz of each ingredient but the taste is the same. 26 states have 2oz per container laws so L.I.s in those states suck. Texas is one of them and most corporate restaurants use the 2oz limit. :-(. In Texas I ordered a bunch of shots, and mixed four L.I.s myself at the table. The bartender said I couldn’t legally do that, and I told him it was okay because I wasn’t the bartender! After the second round he just started making them the way I wanted. Pretty soon everyone in the bar was ordering them. Fun times.
Love the story! Thanks for sharing - wasn't aware of all the regulations surrounding this drink!
Maple syrup sounds very interesting.... have to give it a try!
I like to replace the coke with Doctor pepper. Think Doctor pepper is make by coke, so it's essential coke with pepper. Great summer drink.
Being British we get few hot days to enjoy it to the max but it tastes as great in the rain.
Yeah, it's quite unfortunate. I got spoiled working at a bar in Texas during college because the bartenders would make L.T.'s the right way for their own. Can't get a quality one anywhere else so I just end up making them for myself when I'm in the mood.
@@davidvarley1812 Dr Pepper is not made by Coca-Cola, and it does not contain pepper. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad mixer, though.
Dr Pepper is based in Dallas, my old home town (Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta).
It's my favorite! I had my first one at the bourbon Cafe in New Orleans, I was so buzzed, haven't stop since.
One of my faves!
You made this drink fun with a fun video.
Long Island was my college drink.
My wife’s was amaretto sour. That’d be a fun episode.
I have made quite many of em and also had... pouring a 30ml dose will "kill" people and made the alcohol taste really strong. I also just stir it a bit and not shake it. Try it with 15 ml of each but keep the lemon on 25. Highball glass. I love your work and I have seen many of your videos. Take care
Best episode yet
all of the earthy notes from the spirits probably account for the "iced tea" nomenclature. video really changed my perspective on the drink, thank u!!
I'm a bit of a LIAT connoisseur, having tried a lot of different ways. If you build one with all of your favorite higher end spirits then you'll have a whole different experience. It's magical.
ive tried many different versions of this because each bar tender makes it a little different. really a top fav
Finally someone who uses a full ounce for the base spirits in the LIT!!
"Holy crap" love this! Had one of these in Morocco and ended up standing in the street taking pictures of the moon lol 😆
And probably shitting yourself because of the dirty water ice cubes xD
I completely forgot about this cocktail. Thank you very much for the video. As a result, had to look for lemons and demerara sugar at 10pm. But it was worth it.
This is the best LIIT video ever, thank you.
Dude get toasted on his LIT! Just watching this reminded me of college bar days.
I recently started a side project of bartender for hire in my area. I am definitely reaching for the higher standard and looking to keep honing in for achievement. I gotta say, Anders and Ozzie (forgive the misspelling or wrong name completely), you folks are tremendous! Great knowledge, great fun for teaching and would definitely be a blast to throw back a few with. Cheers and thank you for your passion and education......
Watching this just after finishing a Monkey Gland on an August Sunday afternoon. Long Island Iced Tea reminds of dancing in 1984 at Ripples in Belmont Shore. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they'd never end.
🤣🤣🤣 the ending was the best! I love you guys! 😂
this is generally my go-to if i've had a rough shift at work, though i like to add lime as well as lemon juice. not sure what it is about it but it just works for me
either way, i love a good long island iced tea
This is hands down my go to drink if I don't know what to order and don't want beer or whiskey
Your videos are outstanding
Nice video mate, the improvised dégustation with your friend was also very pleasant to watch and.... I'm very fan of this cocktail because 1 is enough 😅
This was my favorite drink back in the late 80's early 90's in Boston, ours tasted a lot like iced tea and went down sooooooo easy.
dude my favourite drink ever my end of the night party drink
As I see others saying, I too only do .5 oz pours for each alcohol. The lemon juice and syrup is really up to taste but I usually do .5 oz of each or 1oz of premade sour mix. I also shake it then strain it over ice into a cup where it fills up about 2/3 of the way and then float with coke because I like mine to be a bit more coke heavy usually. It definitely masks the alcohol better, and I usually drink quite a few of them when I make them at home. At the bars, I usually go for at least two if they're made well enough (sometimes it's too boozy and it doesn't mask the alcohol at all).
One of my favorite drinks
There r lots of lov n knowledge in ur bartending class....
My wife and I met while attending Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. BALL State, as in the Mason Jars. The five Ball brothers who founded the company also funded the expansion of a small state teacher's college into a large university. That being the case, and college town bars catering to the fan base, when you would order a Long Island Iced Tea in the bars around campus, it usually arrived in a wide-mouth Ball canning jar.
Haha amazing energy mate! 😃 Like me after I had 2 of these lol. Love the review at the end.
Great recipe, introduced us to the channel. 🎉 👍🤪🇨🇦
Cheers - welcome to the channel!
On a cruise I took last year, I drank the a really bad dark and stormy mixed the angriest bar tender on the cruise ship, then proceeded to the martini bar to have the sweetest rusty nail I have ever drank. I then ordered a Long Island Ice Tea to get the dark and stormy and the rusty nail off the taste buds. I remember that day very fondly.
Thanks for sharing ! it was my #1 favor after so many times disappointed....very pleasant to watch this video ( never a fan of entertaining types of video, but I really like your channel) Great Job!!
This my alltime favourite drink
Man you're sweating personality and charm, brother. I was laughing during the whole video hshhahahaa cheers.
Hands down, this IS the best recipe for a Long Island Iced Tea.
I have made this for some very critical guests, and they were all more than satisfied. It is also a favorit with my wife.
I am using: Appleton Estate Signature, Tanqueray Dry Gin, Wodka Gorbatschow (which is an alright vodka) and Sierra Tequila Reposado.
new subscriber, started with the newer videos and came back to this one, I kind of like Anders drinking during the video, especially a long island... haha
That shaking B roll segment was so fucking great haha, I have to sub just for that!
Brilliant episode of Drunk History! Love the case for aeration (& dilution!). From the Vieux Carré to the Long Island, Anders, where are you & Az leading us? To the Alamagoo.... I dasn’t utter the word! 😂
Haha...I’m thinking sooner or later we’ll end up going there!
Love this recipe, explains much. I also love that it's always 5:00
I am so glad I found this video. Probably not going to make one because of things, but I loved seeing you actually get just a bit tipsy. 😂
my fav drink when i wanna get tipsy fast lol, amazing video
Sometimes life calls for a drink, and that drink is the Long Island Iced Tea.
Love this!!! And any time OZ gets in on the video,....well thats a winner in my book. I love y'alls "togetherness" (?).....lol
I made one with IRN BRU once. Absolutely delightful.
They are my favorite.
I love those things. A lot.
Wow. This drink is LIIT. 👍
In my college town they did s drink based on the college name where it was a Long Island with Captain Morgan spiced instead of white rum. Really nice addition to a Long Island.
I tended bar in the 70s and we always did 1oz. of all the white liquors and 1/2 oz. of triple sec and a 1/2 oz. of Amaretto. Lemon juice, simple syrup and the splash of Coke. I think the Amaretto helped.
LOL...love the intro! 😂
Really like all the background of the drink, ingredient list and keep up the entertaining good work. I always thought the coke should be flat, it’s for color. A typical ice tea has no carbonation. Still a powerful drink on a sunny day 😁
When in L. V. On Freemont st, go to the Whiskey Licker and get a Long Island and do a walk about. The best way to explore the Freemont show. Really.
I am almost 30 , from houston tx and this is my go to drink lol i usually drink 5 max of em when i drink more than 2
This is generally my go to when I feel pressured to order so the waitress/waiter can get on about their business. Also a good one to drink with your meal.
One of my favorites. First time was at a club called "Mardi Gras" in Long Beach, Ca. $10 in a beach bucket and would last all night. Fantastic drink and I do not recall any Tequila in the mix.
Hello :D
My regular bar in Porto, Bar Americain at the Monumental Palace Hotel, has created a special version of this cocktail for me.
It's called the "Queen John Long Island Iced Tea"
30 ml Vodka (Absolut Elyx, preferably)
30ml Tequila
30ml White Rum
30ml Gin
30ml GRAND MARNIER (yes, trust me)
20-25ml Simple Syrup
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Coca Cola as a topper.
Cocktail is shaken and poured over ice in a chilled highball glass seasoned with a bit of absinthe.
After that open the coke, take a shot, give it to the costumer in a separate glass, and pour the rest down the drain, where it belongs. After you order the second one, they'll call you a cab.
I'm doing this tonight!