Long Island iced tea recipes

This is Robert "Rosebud" Butt's original recipe. Butt created the recipe at the now-shuttered Oak Beach Inn on Long Island.

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce gin

1 ounce white rum

1 ounce white tequila

1 ounce triple sec

1/2 ounce sour mix

1 splash Coca-Cola

Lemon wedges for garnish

Mix the top six ingredients. Add Coca-Cola and ice cubes. Garnish with lemon wedge. Serve in a tall glass.

From "Mr. Boston Platinum Edition: 1,500 Recipes, Tools, and Techniques for the Master Mixologist" (Wiley, 2006)

3/4 ounce vodka

3/4 ounce tequila

3/4 ounce gin

3/4 ounce light rum

3/4 ounce triple sec

1/4 ounce superfine sugar or simple syrup

1/2 ounce lemon juice

Cola

Citrus wedges for garnish

Combine first seven ingredients and pour into an ice-filled highball glass. Add cola for color. Garnish with a citrus wedge.

In "10,000 Drinks" (Sterling, 2007), Paul Knorr offers these variations on a Long Island theme.