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Thursday February 9th 2012

Long Island Tea: Friday Afternoon Happy Hour

I’d love to go to high tea where all they serve is a long luscious glass of Long Island Tea.  I’d probably collapse under the table after my second.

It’s a cocktail that’s brought many a maiden aunt undone as they partake of the Long Island Tea under the shade of a jacaranda tree.

It’s horribly alcoholic, which is probably why it’s my husband’s favourite cocktail.  So here’s my not so secret recipe.

Half fill a highball glass with ice. Then add

  • 15ml Bacardi
  • 15ml vodka
  • 15ml gin
  • 15ml triple sec
  • 15ml tequila
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • dash sugar syrup (half water, half sugar boiled together till sugar dissolves)

Top up the glass with Coke.

Feel free to substitute any of the spirits with something you prefer. 

Cheers!

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