an iced cocktail made with vodka, gin, tequila, rum, triple sec, sweetener mixed with lime or lemon juice, and cola
Origin of Long Island iced tea
after Long Island, New York, the location of a nightclub where it was first servedLong Island iced tea
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Long Island iced tea
or Long Island ice tea
noun
A strong cocktail typically made with gin, rum, tequila, vodka, cola, an orange-flavored liqueur, lemon juice, lime juice, and sugar and having the appearance of tea.
Origin of Long Island iced tea
After Long Island where it was perhaps invented in the 1970s by bartender Robert “Rosebud” ButtTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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