31+ Long Island Ice Tea Recipe US. Theoretically, it shouldn't taste all that good considering how many different liquors are being mixed texas tea: A long island iced tea is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as iced tea.
Surprising to some, the long island iced tea doesn't actually contain tea.
Long island iced tea is one of the top 5 requested cocktails in the world! Recipe courtesy of food network kitchen. This crapshoot of a cocktail comes with so much cultural baggage it can barely stand up straight. (strangely, one would think this would make it a kentucky tea?)