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  • Опубліковано 18 лип 2019
  • Today I tackle the Long Island Iced Tea, or maybe it tackles me?
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    This week I tackle the legendary Long Island Iced Tea! Created in the 70's by bartender Bob "Rosebud" Butt for a cocktail contest hosted by Oak Beach Inn. The version I'm presenting here is slightly rebalanced by Jeffrey Morgenthaler but goes down just as easy as the original. And that's kinda of the point with this drink, it's a basically unoffensive way to put a lot of high proof spirits passed your lips.
    Long Island Iced Tea
    .75 oz. or 22 ml. Lemon JUice
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. gin
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. rum
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. tequila
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. vodka
    .5 oz. or 15 ml. Dry Curaçao / triple sec
    .25 oz. or 8 ml. simple syrup
    shake & pour
    .75 oz. or 22 ml. Coca Cola
    Garnish with lemon twist
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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink  5 років тому +371

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    • @paintballinJJ
      @paintballinJJ 5 років тому +2

      How To Drink Awesome video, I’ve been waiting so long for this one

    • @bigbud6842
      @bigbud6842 5 років тому +2

      Sometime for your personal enjoyment i recommend trying bully boys boston estate gin, its bloody delicious and unique.

    • @AB-yk9fy
      @AB-yk9fy 5 років тому +4

      Should do a drink celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Ghostbusters and call it the ectoplasm! 😂

    • @ocarinafrek
      @ocarinafrek 5 років тому +1

      What's your opinion on tanqueray dry gin

    • @hgvhgfnvchnbfhgf2386
      @hgvhgfnvchnbfhgf2386 5 років тому

      How To Drink looks way more drinkable than alot of ur other drinks

  • @LeakyBellows
    @LeakyBellows 2 роки тому +867

    When I was in my early 20's, me and my buddies decided we wanted to do a "Long Island Night". We didn't want to keep mixing them over and over, though, so instead we poured one bottle of each type of alcohol and two 2-liters of Coke into one of those Gatorade coolers with the spigot, dumped in a bag of ice and stirred it. None of us remember much after that.

    • @vickyrubzow710
      @vickyrubzow710 Рік тому +31

      We did the exact same thing but we had a recipe for a five gallon cooler! It was a great night! Delish

    • @booz8313
      @booz8313 Рік тому +23

      You gave me an excellent idea

    • @ludwigvonsowell5347
      @ludwigvonsowell5347 Рік тому +42

      Long Island jungle juice?

    • @dame7420
      @dame7420 Рік тому +12

      Damn!!!! Sounds like one of my college days! Yes, days not nights 😆!

    • @johndobson2674
      @johndobson2674 Рік тому +8

      We did something similar on weekend libo in the barracks at Pendleton.

  • @bellamorda9582
    @bellamorda9582 4 роки тому +3678

    The drink that makes you blitzed but doesn't tell you until you stand up.

    • @Betsyschugar
      @Betsyschugar 4 роки тому +159

      I had one of these once and I really thought I was fine but then my friends and I started walking and in ten minutes I was stumbling. It was not good

    • @alverygrissom2544
      @alverygrissom2544 4 роки тому +70

      i remember having one after a beer, it just hit me like a punch on the side of the head, i knew what i was signign up for when i got it but DAMN that bastard hits like a truck

    • @lMoustache1880
      @lMoustache1880 4 роки тому +17

      @Broly The Sarcastic Savage el tequila nunca avisa

    • @alverygrissom2544
      @alverygrissom2544 4 роки тому +2

      @Benjamin McCann truer words never spoken

    • @bellamorda9582
      @bellamorda9582 4 роки тому +4

      @Benjamin McCann So true! Falling over is so embarrassing!

  • @armedbear529
    @armedbear529 4 роки тому +3444

    Long Island Iced Tea Song: “Let the bodies hit the floor!”

    • @MostLikelyMortal
      @MostLikelyMortal 4 роки тому +22

      Too true...

    • @theblobfish9614
      @theblobfish9614 4 роки тому +52

      FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @christiansanchez1486
      @christiansanchez1486 4 роки тому +6

      @Armed Bear You freaking know what’s up lol

    • @nodeloliver6201
      @nodeloliver6201 4 роки тому +56

      Let the bodies hit the floor
      Let the bodies hit the floor
      Let the bodies hit the floor
      Let the bodies hit the...
      tsss~ tsss~
      F
      L
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      U
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      !
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    • @theblobfish9614
      @theblobfish9614 4 роки тому +55

      @@nodeloliver6201 ONE! I can count to one!
      TWO! I can count to two!
      THREE! I can count to three!
      FOUR! I CAN COUNT TO FOUR!
      I CAN ONLY COUNT TO FOUR!
      I CAN ONLY COUNT TO FOUR!
      I CAN ONLY COUNT TO FOOOOOOOOUR!!!

  • @js123able
    @js123able 4 роки тому +2625

    How to drink:
    Step 1. Have 3 back to back because it’s hot and they’re yummy
    Step 2. Pass out

    • @barefootwildflowers3209
      @barefootwildflowers3209 3 роки тому +44

      Literally did this 3 or 4 days ago.

    • @Dr_Bille
      @Dr_Bille 3 роки тому +35

      3 back to back would be the end of me lmao

    • @quincybowers5338
      @quincybowers5338 3 роки тому +76

      My problem is then my body says fuck it I got this and then my brain gets to play detective when I wake up. Where am I? Where is my stuff? Whose pants am I wearing? I’m just saying passing out is the good option.

    • @gunslingermando8275
      @gunslingermando8275 3 роки тому +18

      Step 3. Wake up in strange places

    • @jbenz1990
      @jbenz1990 3 роки тому +3

      Anywhere from 2-4 in time be dat you’re done

  • @fancyjosh111
    @fancyjosh111 5 років тому +3213

    As a bartender I think everybody has their weakness. Long islands are my weakness. I dont know why I just couldnt find a solid way to make one. I made one following this recipe and the customer goes "i shit you not this is the best long island I've ever had!" Cheers for this.

    • @ronaldoleiva7379
      @ronaldoleiva7379 5 років тому +29

      fancy josh you work in a dive bar?

    • @subgirl3739
      @subgirl3739 4 роки тому +40

      These are either amazing and go down wayyyyy too easy. Or taste like cough syrup / chemicals and awful.

    • @cr4zyj4ck
      @cr4zyj4ck 4 роки тому +34

      @@subgirl3739 its been my experience that you need a decent but not overwhelming gin, and a natural orange liqueur for these drinks. They're also best with Coca Cola, not Pepsi or other colas, Coke has more vanilla in it that really rounds the whole thing out.

    • @judywright4241
      @judywright4241 4 роки тому +4

      fancy josh ---I ❤️this drink, but so few can make it, they make it too lemonade-y. I prefer more tang, but haven’t been able to recreate a good one myself either.

    • @teflontono8755
      @teflontono8755 4 роки тому +3

      So...
      does the costumer shits themselves, or not?

  • @mypal1990
    @mypal1990 5 років тому +2179

    This drink is a silent killer type. It's subtle and sweet. Then you get the buzz in a heartbeat.

    • @its1110
      @its1110 5 років тому +9

      Dude! Were you trying for that rhyme?

    • @cwar64
      @cwar64 5 років тому +62

      You get the buzz as soon as you stand up...

    • @its1110
      @its1110 5 років тому +40

      @@cwar64
      If you __can__ stand up.

    • @stevenwest1494
      @stevenwest1494 5 років тому +29

      You can't even notice the alcohol when its nicely mixed, and then you go to stand up

    • @rexevans100
      @rexevans100 4 роки тому +31

      Once saw a guy order a long island ice tea, and make it strong. He was promptly called an idiot.

  • @jameswilliams1516
    @jameswilliams1516 4 роки тому +962

    Guy making fun of people from Williamsburg is wearing flannel and neatly trimmed beard is suggesting you make your own coke😂😂😂

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  4 роки тому +375

      Caught me

    • @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong
      @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong 3 роки тому +25

      @@howtodrink And come on, a properly made Long Island Tea is no better or worse than all those classic eight-ingredient Tiki drinks that are terribly in vogue at the moment. A well made pitcher of Long Island Tea serves 4 and is SO EASY to prep. I don't know why they have such a bad rep.

    • @RaptorJesus
      @RaptorJesus 3 роки тому +32

      @@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong ...Four? You mean it isn't just two servings for an individual? Have..have I been doing it wrong this whole time!?

    • @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong
      @YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong 3 роки тому +31

      ​@@RaptorJesus I once had LIT served in a huge sand bucket at a beach bar - listed 'for four' of course - and I drank two in less than an hour. I was then asked to leave :-/

    • @godaistudios
      @godaistudios 2 роки тому +17

      @@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong But did you actually have the ability to leave under your own power at that point?

  • @Steven_Andreyechen
    @Steven_Andreyechen 3 роки тому +829

    I was today years old when I found out it did not actually contain tea.

    • @jbw5485
      @jbw5485 3 роки тому +14

      Wait………wut? I’m still in the beginning of the video. That’s fucking insane. 😂🤣

    • @charrialane2301
      @charrialane2301 3 роки тому +24

      Not. A. Drop. Lmao 😆

    • @kenraali4829
      @kenraali4829 3 роки тому +8

      It tastes surprisingly good though

    • @Macroman595
      @Macroman595 3 роки тому +21

      Does NOT contain tea?! *Angry British noises*

    • @_vulcanide
      @_vulcanide 3 роки тому +14

      same. i thought the color came from the tea, but it actually came from the cola!

  • @matthewramirez9055
    @matthewramirez9055 5 років тому +438

    I love the tension at the end as you drink the whole drink and you can feel the production crew like “uhhhhhh, wtf Greg”

    • @SlyBlu7
      @SlyBlu7 4 роки тому +49

      Booze goblin. Just makes eye contact, and gulps half a glass of straight liquid mayhem,
      "Come try to stop me, I've been drunk since the first shoot at 10am"

    • @7474.
      @7474. 2 роки тому +1

      Hilarious

  • @glassknife3383
    @glassknife3383 4 роки тому +739

    As a resident of Long Island I’ve been told this drink isn’t alcoholic ‘till you stand up.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 2 роки тому +7

      Not everyone reacts like that to alcohol. I get shitfaced drunk before my balance is significantly impeded.

    • @glassknife3383
      @glassknife3383 2 роки тому +43

      @@MrCmon113 I’m referring to this specific drink. It’s known as one of those drinks that “creep up on you”. You could be different from most people but this is the general effect.

    • @nicobernardo9286
      @nicobernardo9286 2 роки тому +4

      I'm 15 parents left town this weekend and decided to make this woke up the next morning on my kitchen floor with my dog licking my face and the glass I made it with broken on the floor fml lmao

    • @Cloobornius
      @Cloobornius Рік тому +9

      @@nicobernardo9286 you probably shouldn’t do that then

  • @busterscrugs
    @busterscrugs 4 роки тому +788

    "more of a cocktail and less of a mind-obliterator" lmaoooo but the whole point of a long island iced tea is to get destroyed discretely

    • @DG-en7do
      @DG-en7do 4 роки тому +51

      Theres nothing discreet about it

    • @sadlamp3419
      @sadlamp3419 3 роки тому +32

      Everybody knows how your day went if you're drinking one of these.

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 3 роки тому +19

      if you up the booze above 15 ml its basically just drinking shots. 15 ml creates something that tastes like an actual drink, while still delivering the punch.

    • @stinkyfungus
      @stinkyfungus 3 роки тому +15

      Double the recipe, and use a bigger glass... problem solved.
      Proportions are still correct.
      If any one asks, it's a big "glass of iced tea"

    • @glassraven91
      @glassraven91 3 роки тому +3

      @@stinkyfungus brilliant

  • @ep61611
    @ep61611 4 роки тому +13

    When I tended bar at the local American Legion years ago, I used to make a non-alcoholic version of this by combining about a ½ ounce of Coke to a glass of 7-Up. Basically, it was a look-alike beverage made to avoid getting wasted on the job. It was a great time in my life.

  • @zacktackett5739
    @zacktackett5739 5 років тому +695

    Aaaand he's finishing the drink. The next few episodes are going to be a lot more fun!

    • @KBDirector123
      @KBDirector123 5 років тому +9

      woohwee!

    • @HayTatsuko
      @HayTatsuko 5 років тому +18

      The next few episodes are gonna be LIIT. :P

    • @InvntdXNEWROMAN
      @InvntdXNEWROMAN 5 років тому +7

      That's why I keep watching 🤣🤣🤷‍♀️

  • @samk522
    @samk522 5 років тому +1547

    Fun fact: the Mexican Coke actually sold in Mexico now uses HFCS just like American Coke. Only "Mexican Coke" sold in the U.S. still uses cane sugar.

    • @RabidDogma
      @RabidDogma 4 роки тому +206

      Another fun fact: Coke does not in fact have citrus notes. Coke is a vanilla/raisin base. PEPSI has a citrus base. (It's also why Pepsi is objectively tastier than Coke.)

    • @lucasg1312
      @lucasg1312 4 роки тому +28

      @@RabidDogma I always thought it's observed as better because it has a bit more sugar

    • @qwerfa
      @qwerfa 4 роки тому +80

      @@RabidDogma Coke definitely has a lot of citrus. Before it was all made into "flavourings" the recipe included a bit of vanilla, sure, but it also included lime juice, citric acid, orange oil, lemon oil, and a bunch of other oils and leaf extracts, making the end product more of a citrusy/herbal mix if you can get past the caramel.

    • @RabidDogma
      @RabidDogma 4 роки тому +14

      @@qwerfa It hasn't had any of those for decades. Look it up. There's no citrus in Coke.

    • @artemisameretsu6905
      @artemisameretsu6905 4 роки тому +19

      @@RabidDogma Explains why I can taste a little lime ish in pepsi, definitely better with certain meals than coke for sure and not as heavy a cola syrup taste.

  • @k1ngk4gl3
    @k1ngk4gl3 4 роки тому +22

    Considering I always assumed this drink was "Lemon Tea + Booze", color me shocked that neither recipe calls for any tea at all.
    Like, seriously... I had no idea there wasn't any tea in Long Island Ice Tea.
    It's like finding out gin & juice with made with rum & Kool-Aide

  • @tash8697
    @tash8697 4 роки тому +71

    We had a family meal once when I was young and my mom ordered the Long Island iced tea not knowing that it was alchoholic ( the poor woman just wanted some iced tea) after a few minutes her face flushed and she couldn’t stand up straight after our meal 😂

  • @YahBoiDrip
    @YahBoiDrip 5 років тому +403

    These tasting notes really throw me for the biggest funniest loops i swear. Especially seeing his face then reading "Girl..." I really felt the sass come out.

  • @firebricks3
    @firebricks3 5 років тому +1203

    Lol The Long Island Ice Tea acronym is LIIT. Sounds right.

  • @carloscrestwell5316
    @carloscrestwell5316 3 роки тому +15

    “Magnets how do they work?” Hilarious ICP drop 😂😂😂

  • @paulo9670
    @paulo9670 4 роки тому +2

    Was drinking these on our honeymoon many years ago. Got on plane, a few Bloody Cesar's, off the plane, case of Red Stripe on the bus ride. Arrive at hotel, bottle of Champagne, then I started drinking. Not sure how many Cesar's before wife found me a mile or so down the beach laying on hammock. Next morning, missed orientation, was sporting the gerbil platter for most of the day. Found some older bartender lady that fixed me up with bitters n' soda. Rest of the trip I took it easy.
    Love your vids BTW. Slow-mo camera work on the pours and stirring is captivating. Best of mate!

  • @TheRepty818
    @TheRepty818 5 років тому +292

    When I forget the ingredients in a Long Island Ice Tea, I think if this show. If you can remember the phrase "Tell Greg To Limit Verbose Rants Sometimes" then you know what's in a Long Island. Tequila, Gin, Tripple Sec, Lemon juice, Vodka, Rum, Simple Syrup. Add a splash of coke and you're done.

    • @walkermcmullin8665
      @walkermcmullin8665 3 роки тому +8

      Another easy way to remember it is that The Clears(Your liquors used are all clear, duh) are what make the base of your "tea", and you change it up by altering what you put in for your mixers. For example, a Raspberry Tea replaces the Triple Sec with Chambord and the Coke with 7-Up, a Melona Ice Cream Tea swaps for Midori and cream, and so on and so forth.

    • @basilmemories
      @basilmemories 3 роки тому +1

      @@walkermcmullin8665 damn i want that midori variant *yesterday*

  • @raymondbiskner6885
    @raymondbiskner6885 5 років тому +2764

    "It's been YEARS since I've had a sweet iced tea"
    *confused Southern noises*

    • @kevis6310
      @kevis6310 5 років тому +25

      "Huh?"

    • @lilykep
      @lilykep 5 років тому +44

      I also said "What? How?" out loud.

    • @raymondbiskner6885
      @raymondbiskner6885 5 років тому +33

      @@lilykep I SAW the word "tea" and went, "ooo, that reminds me, I have tea made!" and got a glass to watch this vid.

    • @drudle
      @drudle 5 років тому +144

      Do people actually drink sweet iced tea often?
      *confused North Eastern side eye*

    • @Sorrowdusk
      @Sorrowdusk 5 років тому +9

      It's been years too for me, but uh I have diabetes

  • @deathmetaldownhiller7874
    @deathmetaldownhiller7874 2 роки тому +39

    Been making these for years, and didn't realize until I made one for a coworker that I've been using a recipe designed to make 3 drinks. Would make sense why I'm burning through booze so quickly

    • @WiscoDrinks
      @WiscoDrinks 2 роки тому +11

      "That recipe is for 3 drinks"
      "I know."

    • @deathmetaldownhiller7874
      @deathmetaldownhiller7874 2 роки тому +5

      @@WiscoDrinks I know what I'm about son

    • @whatbroicanhave50character35
      @whatbroicanhave50character35 Рік тому +2

      ​@@WiscoDrinks definitely me when I make drinks. When I used to drink a ton I had some friends that'd occasionally drink with me, and anytime I was making actual cocktails like cosmopolitans or madras (two specific situations that come to mind first lol), I'd have to warn everyone to drink slowly, and sometimes they'd forget or ignore me, and they always ended their night in one drink when they did. I don't make gross drinks is the problem. They taste good and the alcohol is hidden well. I like ice cold liquor and shaking my drinks. You wouldn't believe how much of a glass can be alcohol and it be almost unnoticeable.

  • @Gigidag77
    @Gigidag77 5 років тому +496

    I once ordered long island ice tea thinking it was a cocktail that would be based on iced-tea.
    I never ordered it again.

    • @HueyPPLong
      @HueyPPLong 4 роки тому +14

      That's an "Arnold Palmer" I think lol

    • @BioYuGi
      @BioYuGi 4 роки тому +38

      No, an Arnold Palmer is just half lemonade and half iced tea.

    • @alissaharris37
      @alissaharris37 4 роки тому +15

      @@HueyPPLong You're thinking of a John Daly, literally an Arnold Palmer with vodka

    • @brycepatties
      @brycepatties 4 роки тому

      @@alissaharris37 Tea, a little lemon, and bourbon is the way to go.

    • @OGSnoberry
      @OGSnoberry 4 роки тому +1

      @Tasunke are you crazy

  • @hidesitemg
    @hidesitemg 5 років тому +364

    Thanks for putting the coke in. I’ve drank too many “wrong” LIITs that bar tenders made with ZERO Coca Cola, and had my buddy tell me I was an idiot for saying there needed to be coke in it. You’re a legend.

    • @ronaldoleiva7379
      @ronaldoleiva7379 5 років тому +7

      Mountaineer Actual its actually only supposed to be a dash or two of Coca Cola, to create the look

    • @maybeyourbaby6486
      @maybeyourbaby6486 5 років тому +6

      I had a LIT where the bartender filled the narrowest glass in the bar with crushed ice, filled halfway with booze mix, and topped it off with and equal amount of Sour Mix T.T

    • @maybeyourbaby6486
      @maybeyourbaby6486 5 років тому +27

      like let's be real, what's even the point of a LIT that's not just a glass full of booze with a barspoon of coke to make it look good?

    • @hidesitemg
      @hidesitemg 5 років тому

      RONALDO Leiva exactly

    • @108077854
      @108077854 4 роки тому +1

      i always get pepsi sob

  • @JPG.01
    @JPG.01 2 роки тому +50

    I love this drink. Getting 3 of those makes for a cheap evening at the bar. If I don't feel like spending 50 for an evening, 3 of those cost less than half at most bars I've seen it.

  • @h1murashi
    @h1murashi 3 роки тому +9

    I remember hearing about the Long Island Iced Tea but never having it.
    I finally did it during my first night out during my first job right out of college, and I bought a whole pitcher full of it.
    And I drank it all, and with some beers to go with it.
    After the party, my workmates needed to call me an Uber and write down my address on a piece of paper. I still managed to get off of my Uber to buy a 2-piece chicken meal from McDonald's, called my ex, and woke up 12 hours later.
    Would do it again.

  • @philcollins5457
    @philcollins5457 5 років тому +216

    My first Long Island Iced Tea adventure was ordering it thinking (as a Southern man) that there was tea in it.
    The only thing I remember is finding out that no; there is no tea in a LIIT.

    • @elwiz1967
      @elwiz1967 4 роки тому +11

      Omg that was my same experience here. Born and raised in Texas, I remember seeing Iced Tea and thought sure. One of my favorite drinks

    • @seananderson2044
      @seananderson2044 4 роки тому +8

      On a side note, spiced rum and iced tea is pretty good.

    • @datguy9408
      @datguy9408 4 роки тому +1

      I honestly thought it was Sweet Tea and rum but I was wrong.
      Welp time to get more spirits soon.

  • @reillyobrien4372
    @reillyobrien4372 5 років тому +71

    I desperately want to see Greg do an episode on Molotov cocktails, bring an old vehicle or piece of office equipment to a safe spot and give tasting notes to camera with a straight face while an inferno rages behind him

  • @ryakinbarton8151
    @ryakinbarton8151 4 роки тому +12

    4:43 Everytime you brake that block of ice it always looks like it makes your day.

  • @whydoibother2380
    @whydoibother2380 4 роки тому +17

    2:40 that was the smoothest cut I’ve ever seen on a fruit

    • @frontendclerk
      @frontendclerk 2 роки тому

      You might need to sharpen your knives

  • @alorzaknafein
    @alorzaknafein 5 років тому +45

    Loving the hilarious tasting notes, major props to the writer. And props to the show for deciding to add them in the first place!

  • @KnightsaysNi
    @KnightsaysNi 4 роки тому +175

    I stayed away from LIITs for years because at first I thought they had actual tea in them (I don't like tea), and then I found out while they did not have tea, they do contain gin, which I also do not like. I was blitzed up enough last Christmas to finally try one and was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty damn good. Good enough that I had three of them, and that promptly finished off my night. I have also tried a Long Island Limoncello, which is very tasty indeed.

    • @munster355
      @munster355 2 роки тому +3

      (Very old comment I'm replying to I know) If you're a fan of it being extra sweet/fruity/lemony, that sounds damn good. I'm scared it may be too good and they go down even easier than they already do 😂

    • @hellgirl5000
      @hellgirl5000 2 роки тому +6

      🤣🤣🤣 One of the first drinks that I had was a long island iced tea and also had 3 of them because they tasted so good. That night ended with me sitting on the floor dying laughing because I got so drunk I couldn't stand up. I also ended up having a 3-hour conversation with a photographer about life that I don't remember. 😂😂

  • @newbtuber333
    @newbtuber333 4 роки тому +18

    Long islands were the first thing I ever got drunk on. I died. I’m dead.

  • @Mr.Limekiller
    @Mr.Limekiller 3 роки тому +20

    "There's a long standing rivalry between New Jersey and Long Island"
    **unconsciously reaches for knife**

  • @MasterDarkenRahl
    @MasterDarkenRahl 5 років тому +187

    0:10 Greg has reached bad karaoke drunk, and he hasn't even started mixing yet. Where does he go from here?
    A: Accents. He does accents.

  • @Jesse_James_Dj
    @Jesse_James_Dj 5 років тому +205

    When the “GIRL...” caption came up in the tasting notes I slapped the like and subscribe buttons. 😂😂😂

    • @auerbacher69
      @auerbacher69 3 роки тому +4

      yeah. that caption was just **so** on point. like damn

    • @erikaesplin696
      @erikaesplin696 3 роки тому +1

      Same! 😂

  • @reudevad
    @reudevad 4 роки тому +21

    The "magnets how do they work" caption killed me

    • @treyyoung2085
      @treyyoung2085 4 роки тому

      That"s the most underrated caption joke I've seen from these guys.

  • @sludgebat
    @sludgebat 4 роки тому +24

    man, there's something about watching liquid flow in slow motion that's just like... surface tension, fuck yeah.

  • @ArgKnoxville86
    @ArgKnoxville86 5 років тому +499

    Also, LOVED that garnish, would you ever make a video about how to make garnishes?

  • @Finwolven
    @Finwolven 5 років тому +65

    I just made a pair of these, one for myself and one for the missus, with one difference: I didn't have any lemon left, so I used lime juice. It seemed to add a little spiciness and freshness to the taste, but worked beautifully. Of course, I also made a double batch, from lower-shelf boozes that I had on hand, so it probably wasn't quite as tasty as the one you had. I did substitute Italian orangio for the Triple Sec, and it added a pleasing, almost herbal note to it for some reason.
    But the truth is in the title: This is one dangerous drink. Even halved like this, it's still a double-shot of high-proof spirits, and it just doesn't taste like it was made of five boozes, or any booze at all. Tasty and easy sippin', when you really just want that one drink to round out your entire evening, or want to get buzzed quite rapidly.

  • @yuhyuh7603
    @yuhyuh7603 2 роки тому +4

    Been watching for years and this is the first recipe I actually followed. I bought a Mexican coke today and just bam, thought of this video. Delicious and I used bacardi instead of 3 star so I can only imagine how good it be with the best ingredients.

  • @dannydemarco6405
    @dannydemarco6405 4 роки тому +5

    This dude is the Binging With Babish of drinks, and I love it

  • @killer4kash
    @killer4kash 4 роки тому +30

    6:31 Girl... I'm literally dying right now. That's the look right there.

  • @oxCelestialxo
    @oxCelestialxo 5 років тому +438

    Long Island ice teas are my go to. Look at it this way.
    Bartender: what would you like to drink today?
    Me: yes
    Bartender: excellent, Long Island it is!

    • @That_One_Guy_In_A_Band
      @That_One_Guy_In_A_Band 4 роки тому +9

      I mean, you're not wrong.

    • @brookie2464
      @brookie2464 3 роки тому

      They are a pain in the ass though with how much they contain but you're paying I'm not gonna complain 😂

    • @oxCelestialxo
      @oxCelestialxo 3 роки тому

      Robert Brook ooo I’d never complain ESPECIALLY if it’s free! 😅

    • @brookie2464
      @brookie2464 3 роки тому

      @@oxCelestialxo I'm not paying I'm working 😂

    • @oxCelestialxo
      @oxCelestialxo 3 роки тому

      Robert Brook 🤣🤣🤣

  • @RyanDaMannn
    @RyanDaMannn 2 роки тому +2

    His point about the superfund sites and why we have so many is why this guy is so good. Glad to have him in my state.

  • @Reachforitify
    @Reachforitify 2 роки тому +1

    My first one was when I was 48 and I was so glad I had lots of drinking XP before trying it as it allowed me to appreciate it for what it is.....very nice.

  • @JK-xp7pg
    @JK-xp7pg 5 років тому +70

    Don't worry Greg - lots of us have ice spears on the shorter side

    • @JaxMerrick
      @JaxMerrick 4 роки тому +2

      *Looks down at himself*
      Shaddup.

    • @GP-yc2it
      @GP-yc2it 4 роки тому

      Yeah, silly observation 😏

  • @thegrainknob
    @thegrainknob 5 років тому +163

    "I got bad news for you Williamsburg, you live on Long Island. If you think you're cooler than that, you're not."
    *Say it louder for the people in the back.*

  • @davisdesigns1153
    @davisdesigns1153 4 роки тому +27

    Had a few of these on a cruise, I lost my wallet and my bearings 🤣

  • @caydennichols9259
    @caydennichols9259 4 роки тому

    I love the tasting notes so much, they crack me up.

  • @sevenheadedmirror8505
    @sevenheadedmirror8505 5 років тому +432

    Mexican coke I don't think it makes a difference.
    *2 minutes later* The coke makes this drink amazing

    • @AJDeLaRosa
      @AJDeLaRosa 5 років тому +27

      It's that real sugar 👌

    • @manuelfuentesguerra88
      @manuelfuentesguerra88 5 років тому +5

      It does!

    • @Finwolven
      @Finwolven 5 років тому +13

      That mexican coke... It makes _all_ the difference in Cuba Libres, so it probably would improve this one too. I had to use Lidl cola zero for my attempt. Sadly, while good cane sugar cola is available, it's hellishly expensive at almost 4€ / bottle at our local big grocery.

    • @snagzzzzz
      @snagzzzzz 5 років тому

      How do you know what sort of coke you have? I assumed we had real sugar coke here in Australia but now I'm not sure. What would it say in the ingredients?

    • @AJDeLaRosa
      @AJDeLaRosa 5 років тому

      @@Finwolven Eeesh! We buy it by the case.

  • @AJDeLaRosa
    @AJDeLaRosa 5 років тому +254

    Two "all the booze" drinks in a row. If you're playing the home game, have a glass or two of water in between!

    • @KBDirector123
      @KBDirector123 5 років тому +10

      Or three or four!

    • @AJDeLaRosa
      @AJDeLaRosa 5 років тому +8

      @@KBDirector123 Behold, I have been blessed with a comment by The King in Yellow! 🙌
      All hail The Unspeakable One!

    • @KBDirector123
      @KBDirector123 5 років тому +5

      @@AJDeLaRosa Ia! Ia!

    • @LJ-qh5ni
      @LJ-qh5ni 5 років тому +2

      @@KBDirector123 Along the shore the cloud waves break,
      The twin suns sink behind the lake,
      The shadows lengthen
      On Long Island

    • @richardfitzwell6579
      @richardfitzwell6579 5 років тому +1

      Hell naw, pour it up!

  • @SchroomMetanoia
    @SchroomMetanoia 3 роки тому +74

    drinking my first glass: "damn that's great, Whooo!"
    drinking second glass: "you know what? *hick" I realy like you, you know that? *hick*"
    drinking fird glass: "blblblblblblblblblbl.... bip bip biiiiiiiiiip"

    • @RaptorJesus
      @RaptorJesus 3 роки тому +11

      Ah yes, 'fird'. That mystical, magical number between third and fifth.

  • @Peapolop
    @Peapolop 4 роки тому +2

    I ordered a Long Island Iced Tea in Puerto Rico once and the owner of the bar insisted on adding Lipton iced tea mix instead of coke and I must say that it was amazing!!! That's my go-to way of making 'em now.

  • @arod919721
    @arod919721 4 роки тому +172

    Eh, it's really not my kind of drink....
    I'm gonna finish the whole thing.

    • @demonpride1975
      @demonpride1975 3 роки тому +20

      you don't finish a long island ice tea, it finishes you.

  • @TehSkullKid
    @TehSkullKid 4 роки тому +260

    As a southerner, it always confuses me to hear people say "Iced Tea" instead of "Sweet Tea" or "Unsweet Tea" depending.
    But I guess that's the last thing you're worried about if you're drinking a couple of these.

    • @naughtybear2187
      @naughtybear2187 4 роки тому +5

      @anthony patterson ha, funny...never heard that one before.

    • @patricaomas8750
      @patricaomas8750 4 роки тому +12

      As a Englishman sweet tea is a cup of tea hot with more than one teaspoon of sugar.

    • @darknova9978
      @darknova9978 4 роки тому +1

      New Hampshire here, what the fuck is sweet tea?

    • @joeqiao1691
      @joeqiao1691 4 роки тому +7

      @@darknova9978 Sweetened iced tea.

    • @cardiaccoder9622
      @cardiaccoder9622 4 роки тому +5

      darknova997 gods tears

  • @Stephanie-we5ep
    @Stephanie-we5ep 8 місяців тому

    mY gOD, i *love* these! my absolute favorite drink... Needless to say, I rarely drink them because that is a glass of the most fun you will never remember.

  • @billwood3198
    @billwood3198 4 роки тому +1

    Made this tonight. It’s an awesome recipe. Also, I haven’t been this lit since I was in college. Happy New Year!

  • @WithoutTheBitter
    @WithoutTheBitter 5 років тому +38

    I don't even like to drink that much, but these videos are still awesome to watch. ive been hooked on your channel for like a day or so and love everything so far.

  • @erkanuguzalp
    @erkanuguzalp 3 роки тому

    I love the tangents the monologue flows into

  • @patrickstar6911
    @patrickstar6911 4 роки тому

    Those slow mo's are so satisfying

  • @nathang6869
    @nathang6869 5 років тому +92

    A New Jersey cocktail is just 16oz of Bronzer with a Sun Tan twist

  • @collinjohnson2958
    @collinjohnson2958 5 років тому +20

    “Or if I finish this drink I may start time traveling” You are epic!

  • @rachmusic9873
    @rachmusic9873 3 роки тому

    The slow-motion shots are so high-quality 💪💪. I love this channel

  • @memyself898
    @memyself898 4 роки тому +5

    When starting to stock my home bar, I just made sure I had everything needed for a long island iced tea, and then a bourbon, and I was starting off right.

  • @Mildly_Amused
    @Mildly_Amused 5 років тому +68

    "Kiss her where it smells. Tank her to New Jersey!" - George Carlin

  • @elizabethwilcox278
    @elizabethwilcox278 5 років тому +34

    I used to think (back before I started drinking) that Long Island Iced Tea actually had iced tea in it... I'm still not sure whether or not I'm disappointed that it doesn't 😅

  • @zandafolf
    @zandafolf 4 роки тому +1

    I absolutely love these. When asked to describe it I just say its a little bit of everything with some cola and lemon juice. A couple of them and you'll be enjoyably boozed but you wont feel like a drunk high schooler burning the hell out of every drink you make

  • @stephenross5586
    @stephenross5586 4 роки тому

    Why do I love watching cocktail channels, I used to be an alcoholic and same for my father.... maybe i just want another drink and this is how I keep that feeling back.

  • @Cadebenson
    @Cadebenson 4 роки тому +10

    That Williamsburg line was gold. Legit laughed out loud.

  • @Mia006
    @Mia006 5 років тому +25

    Long island iced tea was the first cocktail I was obsessed with when I was 19 and never could figure out what was getting me drunk so fast and then 5 years later after having a break from it I found out it has a billion different hard liquor in it... Lol oh ok!

  • @davidrayas9491
    @davidrayas9491 4 роки тому +7

    This was a great video! My wife loves long island ice teas, but we find that so many bartenders will somehow find a way to mess this drink up!

  • @Turtle1631991
    @Turtle1631991 3 роки тому

    Much love to you for including metric measures. Thanks!

  • @jonathanpease115
    @jonathanpease115 5 років тому +9

    That first tasting note... I literally lol'd.

  • @schana96
    @schana96 4 роки тому +66

    A long island once almost killed me. I was drinking one, and someone bumped into me, so I inhaled a big gulp and had to go to the hospital, because I kept coughing up alcohol.

  • @drinks1019
    @drinks1019 3 роки тому +49

    Funny how there is a rivalry between an entire state, and one half of a city.

    • @marcoi99495
      @marcoi99495 3 роки тому +8

      long island as he refers to it is just the counties nassau and suffolk, no one really refers to queens or brooklyn as part of long island

  • @petervanheerden2133
    @petervanheerden2133 3 роки тому

    My absolute favorite cocktail

  • @Erivello18
    @Erivello18 5 років тому +16

    Ahhhhhh my old standard "going out" drink. No wonder I had so many " wake up in your bathtub" mornings.

  • @jeevsus7295
    @jeevsus7295 5 років тому +9

    I appreciate the ml measurements being there for people like me who use them.

  • @DerHerrMitR
    @DerHerrMitR 3 роки тому

    Ahhhh the memories. I lost them all drinking to much of those.

  • @chinncannon
    @chinncannon Місяць тому

    Pounding it at the end actually made me laugh out loud!

  • @Leonsimages
    @Leonsimages 5 років тому +63

    Wearing socks in sandals is the most german-tourist thing ever

    • @Finwolven
      @Finwolven 5 років тому +2

      Even the ancient Romans wore socks with sandals. Nothing wrong with that.

    • @its1110
      @its1110 5 років тому

      What do you want me to do when it gets cold out? Meaning below 40F.

    • @joelblanco1597
      @joelblanco1597 4 роки тому

      Most New Yorker thing ever

    • @EvadeModsRGH
      @EvadeModsRGH 4 роки тому +2

      Agent 1110 wear shoes

    • @cookingandlive
      @cookingandlive 4 роки тому

      Lets spot a german in spain. Socks in sandales. Lets spot an american in heidelberg. You guessed it.

  • @mrknarf4438
    @mrknarf4438 5 років тому +162

    I love how everyone thinks this drink is super strong when actually it contains as much alcohol as any other long drink: 2oz. It's pure suggestion.

    • @gottagobuy6436
      @gottagobuy6436 4 роки тому +36

      Usually it contains about 2.5-3.5 oz actually making it technically illegal to serve in restaurants in parts of the USA

    • @damonmiller9431
      @damonmiller9431 4 роки тому +39

      yeah but it hides the alcohol well and you drink more of them

    • @SlyBlu7
      @SlyBlu7 4 роки тому +67

      Keep in mind that there's a big difference between 2oz of something like 50 proof amaretto, and a 110 proof tequila. Considering that a lot of bars take the reputation of the LIT as a mind-eraser and decide to make it with overproof alcohols like Bacardi 151, it's a very fair assessment that the smooth and easy-to-drink Long Island will wreck your face faster than sitting around sipping 2oz glasses of scotch. Add to the fact that people can't usually "taste the alcohol" in this and don't quite know how they're made, inexperienced drinkers can go from zero to "vomiting in a dirty bathroom stall" surprisingly quickly, because they don't realize that this is a strong drink.

    • @TheSilverwing999
      @TheSilverwing999 4 роки тому +4

      @Khaeldranis
      I know a guy who has the same problem with tequila. Guess people are just different.

    • @lMoustache1880
      @lMoustache1880 4 роки тому

      Ye i dont see the amount of alcohol in this

  • @RupertFoulmouth
    @RupertFoulmouth 4 роки тому

    I am addicted to the slow mo pour shots

  • @bg4164
    @bg4164 4 роки тому

    the editing in his videos is so good. I love the notes

  • @RavenRedd25
    @RavenRedd25 5 років тому +5

    Yes....love me a glass of trouble... Or 2! Thanks much for this!! 💚

  • @dannyhewson5687
    @dannyhewson5687 5 років тому +6

    “Mind Obliterator”...yeah that’s a pretty fair description. Spent a night in a Berlin with a friend drinking far too many of these, frankly amazed I made it back to the hotel...

  • @drinkuntilyoupodcast
    @drinkuntilyoupodcast 4 роки тому

    Gotta try this. Man that slow motion makes my mouth water

  • @hypeable8418
    @hypeable8418 3 роки тому

    Now that explains why this taste so good and why when I had a bucket of this, I passed out SO HARD.

  • @xRubySky
    @xRubySky 5 років тому +11

    A new How to Drink video! My favourite part of friday. 😁

  • @rickrollrizal2364
    @rickrollrizal2364 4 роки тому +11

    I've seen the Tipsy Bartender and this one. Tipsy was fun to watch but I feel I'd die if I drank his drinks.
    The recipes in this channel looks yummy and makes me want to drink them.
    Even when I don't drink at all haha

  • @alicehardy1668
    @alicehardy1668 3 роки тому

    Great memories of a convention a few yrs back. I'm not much of a drinker, but I like iced tea. When someone in the group ordered a L.I.I.T., i got the same. Second round, the same again. Ended up dancing until daylight, saying "I only had a couple of iced teas"! Still made it to that day's meetings, though. But I'm not as young as I once was!!

  • @robertdavis1783
    @robertdavis1783 4 роки тому +3

    I was the designated bartender for many a college party, I can say LIITs were somehow the most popular drink (Amaretto sours being second), even for people who didn't like drinking! It was the only cocktail with 2+ oz of booze that basically everyone enjoyed. I'd sometimes have to crank up the cola when even the lightest of weights would order their second (or third, forth..).

  • @junkiejackflash
    @junkiejackflash 5 років тому +12

    This heat wave and a broken AC got me a Friday off work, looks like its gonna be a long island ice tea day. Thanks Greg

  • @archerlucid
    @archerlucid 5 років тому +15

    I started watching a video that I thought was yours about Long Island Iced Tea and was disappointed that it wasn’t and THEN THIS GEM popped up.

  • @Broadpaw_Fox
    @Broadpaw_Fox 4 роки тому

    My Boy! That final pull on that drink was my kinda pull... I've killed glasses like that in one long pull when they're made right.
    Thankfully those days are a couple decades back, in my 20's... but thanks for the reminder!

  • @rickburker
    @rickburker 3 роки тому

    Making this drink was the highlight of my day!

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder 5 років тому +12

    The only pitcher in Spoons that you actually notice doing something to you after you’ve finished it.