Long Island Iced Tea

Long Island Iced Tea

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An official IBA cocktail created by Robert “Rosebud” Butt while he worked at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York.

Ingredients

15 ml white tequila
15 ml vodka
15 ml white rum
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml dry gin
30 ml lemon juice
20 ml simple syrup
30 ml cola (or more depending on taste)

Directions

Fill a highball ice with glass.

Add all ingredients and stir gently.

Garnish with a lemon wheel (optional).

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre

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The Cuba Libre (“Free Cuba”), is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum, and in many recipes lime juice on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola (“Coke”) and the alcohol is a light rum such as Bacardi; however, the drink may be made with various types of rums and cola brands, and lime juice may or may not be included.

Ingredients

50 ml white rum
120 ml cola
10 ml Freshly squeezed lime juice

Directions

Fill a highball glass with ice.

Pour the white rum and lime juice over the ice.

Top off with the cola.