Long Island Iced tea - wikipedia Long Island Iced tea Long Island Iced Tea IBA Official Cocktail The Long Island Iced Tea was named for its resemblance to non-alcoholic Iced tea. Type Cocktail Primary alcohol by volume Gin Tequila Vodka Rum Triple sec Served On the rocks ; poured over ice Standard drinkware Highball glass IBA specified ingredients 1.5 cl Tequila 1.5 cl Vodka 1.5 cl White rum 1.5 cl Triple sec 1.5 cl Gin 2.5 cl Lemon juice 3.0 cl Gomme Syrup 1 dash of Cola Preparation Add all ingredients into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with lemon spiral. Serve with straw. Long Island Iced Tea recipe at International Bartenders Association 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 its namesake. It is so named because of the resemblance to the color of iced tea. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, with 11⁄2 parts sour mix and a splash of cola. Most variants use equal parts of the main liquors, but include a smaller amount of triple sec ( or other orange - flavored liqueur ). Close variants often replace the sour mix with lemon juice, replace the cola with diet cola or actual iced tea, or add white crème de menthe. Most variants do not include any tea. The drink has a much higher alcohol concentration ( approximately 22 percent ) than most highball drinks due to the relatively small amount of mixer. Long islands can be ordered `` extra long '', which further increases the alcohol to mixer ratio. Origin Robert `` Rosebud '' Butt claims to have invented the Long Island Iced Tea as an entry in a contest to create a new mixed drink with triple sec in 1972 while he worked at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York. A slightly different drink is claimed to have been invented in the 1920s during Prohibition in the United States, by an `` Old Man Bishop '' in a local community named Long Island in Kingsport, Tennessee. The drink was then perfected by Ransom Bishop, Old Man Bishop 's son. This drink included whiskey and maple syrup, and varied quantities of the five liquors, rather than the modern one with cola and five equal portions of the five liquors. References ^ Jump up to : `` Long Island Iced Tea ''. International Bartenders Association. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ The official website of the original Long Island Iced Tea ( Archive Link ), Robert Butt, Accessed May 3, 2017 Jump up ^ Long Island Iced Tea INVENTORS PBS Digital Studios, InventorSeries, Accessed May 3, 2017 Jump up ^ Understanding Apples, J.S. Moore, Outskirts Press ( October 13, 2006 ), ISBN 1598007467 ; p. 48 Jump up ^ Long Island Iced Tea : From New York, or Tennessee ?, Accessed August 6, 2012 External links Media related to Long Island Iced Tea at Wikimedia Commons International Bartenders Association Official Cocktails List of IBA official cocktails Unforgettables Alexander Americano Angel Face Aviation Bacardi cocktail Between the Sheets Casino Clover Club Daiquiri Derby Dry Martini Gin Fizz John Collins Manhattan Mary Pickford Monkey Gland Negroni Old Fashioned Paradise Planter 's Punch Porto flip Ramos Fizz Rusty Nail Sazerac Screwdriver Sidecar Stinger Tuxedo Whiskey Sour White Lady Contemporary classics Bellini Black Russian Bloody Mary Caipirinha Champagne cocktail Cosmopolitan Cuba Libre French Connection French 75 Godfather Godmother Golden Dream Grasshopper Harvey Wallbanger Hemingway Special Horse 's Neck Irish coffee Kir Long Island Iced Tea Mai Tai Margarita Mimosa Mint julep Mojito Moscow mule Piña colada Rose Sea Breeze Sex on the Beach Singapore Sling Tequila Sunrise New era drinks Barracuda Bramble B - 52 Dark ' N ' Stormy Dirty Martini Espresso Martini French Martini Kamikaze Lemon Drop Martini Pisco Sour Russian Spring Punch Spritz Veneziano Tommy 's Margarita Vampiro Vesper Yellow Bird See also List of cocktails Classic cocktails Liquor portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Island_Iced_Tea&oldid=807030963 '' Categories : Cocktails with gin Cocktails with rum Cocktails with tequila Cocktails with triple sec or curaçao Cocktails with vodka Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2014 Articles with hRecipes Talk About Wikipedia Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska Українська ייִדיש 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 13 : 23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the alcohol content in a long island iced tea
Answer: approximately 22 percent