- Vodka15 ml
- Tequila15 ml
- White rum15 ml
- Gin15 ml
- Cointreau15 ml
- Lemon juice25 ml
- Simple syrup30 ml
- Cola to top
Method
Pour all the ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice, topping with the cola. Stir gently.
Garnish
Lemon wheel (optional).
Author's version
- Tequila15 ml
- Gin15 ml
- White rum15 ml
- Vodka15 ml
- Cointreau15 ml
- Lime15 ml
- Sugar syrup15 ml
- Coca-Cola40 ml
Method
Build in the glass over ice and stir.
Variations
- Long Beach Iced TeaCranberry juice in place of the Coca-Cola.
History
The best-documented version credits Robert "Rosebud" Butt, who says he created the drink in 1972 for a triple sec cocktail contest at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York. Another story, hard to verify, places the origin in the 1920s, during Prohibition, with a certain Old Man Bishop in the Long Island community of Kingsport, Tennessee. Despite the name and the color, it contains no tea.
Sources: official IBA spec and Wikipedia.
Flavor
· ·
Pairs with
bar snacks and charcuterie · pizza · barbecue
The acidity refreshes and cuts through fat.
In the Bottle Catalog
Cointreau · Bacardi Carta Blanca · Havana Club Añejo 3 Años · Montilla Carta Cristal · Jose Cuervo Especial Gold · Tequilero del Leste Prata · Bombay Sapphire · Seagers · Tanqueray · Absolut