Nothing will knock you back flat on your ass faster then the legendary Long Island Iced Tea. Long the favourite of people with hollow legs around the world, The LIIT contains enough liquor to warrant an EPA Hazmat label. This drink is deceptively weak tasting but absolutely deadly for its potent effects. Nothing says I am going to get wild in about an hour and do things that momma said were naughty than a group of girls coming in to swill down this bartenders dream.

The LIIT is really quite simple to remember to make from the speed rack. Just take equal portions of all your clear liquors – vodka, gin, tequila, and rum and pour them over ice in a highball glass. Now add a shot of triple sec with your favorite sour mix and a splash of cola. Most variants use equal parts of the main liquors but include a smaller amount of triple sec (or other orange-flavored liqueur). There are many varients with some substituting lime juice for the sour mix and others using real iced tea instead of coke but the basic formula is the same. Lots of liquor in a small space!

According to Dale DeGroff,in his 2002 book, The Craft of the Cocktail, the LIIT was concocted in the 70s by a bartender from Babylon, Long Island, named Robert Rosebud Butts. If this is the creator I would like to thank him for intoxicating many generations of innoncent club goers. Here is a vid, sing along with us all in a drunken stupor!

There are many variations of the Long Island Iced Tea.

Alaskan Iced Tea: Use Blue Curaçao instead of Coca Cola
Blue Motherfucker or Electric Iced Tea: Use Blue Curaçao instead of Triple Sec and Sprite instead of Coca Cola
California Iced Tea: cola is substituted with Use orange juice instead of Coca Cola
Jersey Tea: Use Jaegermeister instead of Coca Cola
Long Beach Iced Tea: Use cranberry juice instead of Coca Cola
Peach Long Island: use peach schnapps instead of tequila
Pittsburgh Tea: Use Wild Turkey instead of tequila
Tokyo Iced Tea:Use Midori liqueur instead of tequila and lemonade instead of Coca Cola
Tennessee Iced Tea Use Jack Daniel’s instead of tequila