Whenever you are playing with a drink and you want to make something new, you have to identify the key factors that make it what it is. The Long Island Iced tea is defined by the use of four different liquors. That leaves for interpretation and boy have people run with it. AMF, Tokyo Tea, Grateful Dead and more have come from this basic idea. Let’s see how they did it…

The Long Island Iced Tea is a victim. A victim of it's own fans... people who had no idea what to order at a bar so they got this and then they never ever changed their order again. Okay, it's not quite so bad. It is a good drink, or rather, it can be a good drink, if your bartender actually takes the time to make it…