Cacique Long Island Iced Tea

Enjoy this classic of Cacique Rum mixed with rum, gin, vodka, tequila, cola and lemon.

Serves:

Ingredients

10ml Cacique Rum

10ml Smirnoff

10ml Gordon's

10ml Tequila

10ml Cointreau

25ml Lemon juice

10ml Sugar syrup

25ml Cola

Equipment

1 Highball Glass

1 Ice Scoop

1 Jigger

1 Muddler

1 Cocktail Shaker

1 Hawthrone Strainer

1 Bar Spoon

1 Tongs

method

Shake all the liquid ingredients, except for the Cola, with Ice.
Strain into an Ice-filled Highball Glass.
Top with Cola.
Garnish with a Lemon Wedge.

Alcohol content:

15.4 g per serve

Interesting Facts

The name of this drink does not refer to tea being in the drink, but rather that it resembles Iced Tea - a popular soft drink in America.

History of the Drink

The 1980's saw the peak of this beverage's popularity. Of the various genesis claims, the one that Robert "Rosebud" Butt was the creator at the Oak Beach Inn in Babylon, New York. Long Island is a region of New York State and the beverage disguises its alcoholic content by seeming like iced tea, leading many to believe that its true roots date back to the prohibition era.

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