<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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