Brings back memories. During college, I had a Long Island party where I asked the guests to bring the ingredients for this iconic drink and mixed it in a cooler. One bottle of rum, one bottle of vodka, one bottle of gin, etc etc etc...Went over like a treat and much cheaper than an evening at the local bar.
As a NYC bartender, I just want to say, every bar I've worked in has done a minimum of 1oz of each alcohol (meaning 5oz of alcohol when including triple Sec). Most bars use 1.5 oz of each liquor, and some use 2 oz of each liquor. So, please, do not underestimate how strong your long island iced tea is.
@@acidfruitloops lol that's not truly how bars work. Surely, you must know that. How many bars have you been to in ny that the bartender is drinking out of an open container (like a glass)? Because that's not allowed either, but I assure you no one reports it. No one is going to report having a bit more alcohol in their drink either. Just like no one is naive enough to believe bartenders don't over-pour.
@@jaquicx9500 Until they get pulled over, cops ask where they've been and then proceed to audit your bar and see oh he was only charged for 2 LIT but blew well over the limit...hmm something doesn't add up let's pay this bar a little visit. Hope you won't be the one working that night XD.
At my job we make a top shelf variation with Tito's, Tanqueray, Bacardi, Patron, and Cointreau. Tbh I think we could do better than Bacardi but I don't make the rules
except Dr. Dre. he gets all top. met a bartender from Cali who said Dr. Dre went to Cheesecake every Sunday with the fam. top shelf long islands all night
That's the way it should be 😜, you pay so much plus when you finish the second one you ready to dance while yr friends are still trying to find courage lol
I'm a little obsessed with using maple Syrup in cocktails rn so a really fun cocktail I wanna make is a variation of the Texas Tea which I'm gonna call a Toronto Tea! Which is just with Canadian Club whiskey instead of bourbon and maple syrup instead of simple. Very excited to try it sometime!
There's a reason tourist regions have legal limits as to how many long islands they can sell to any one customer. (I forget the name of the place) I went to a tourist trap area near Jacksonville and there was a local law only letting them sell 2 long islands to anyone, no matter their size.
As a club bartender. It’s interesting watching other types of bartenders create these drinks. Yours will definitely taste ten times better than mine but I will make mine ten times faster lol. I never even roll nor shake any of these just cause I never have time. I only do it if you ask. 😂 But all my regulars don’t care how good it tastes... They just want whatever is strong. “Un-responsable drink pouring.” I might be guilty especially as the night goes along... 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀
aznpowerdaniel when he said half an ounce I thought “pfft! Stfu!” 😂 I’m totally an irresponsible bartender, but all my customers go up to their hotel rooms. Lol I’m a resort bartender at a swim up bar.
If u have 3000 customers then why so stingy to recruit more bartenders and give better proper service.dont be so proud to say u dont shake or blend.your cheap bartender selling cocktails for people with out basic knowledge of preparing drink.if u do it do it properly.bcoz u charge money from people.learn to give product worth for people money.if not you cant long last.
a place near me does a really sweet variation that tastes exactly like sweet tea and we like to call it DANGEROUS you don't drink Tybee Tea if you plan on driving, period, ever
This is hands down the best Long Island yet! I used Patron Silver, Bacardi Superior, Absolute, Tanqueray, Cointreau, with the fresh squeezed lemon juice. Very refreshing! We hate the overpowering dose of sour mix you typically get when ordering at beachside bars.
The new format is superb. I liked the previous format fine but this flows even better. Thanks for the video, still a strong cocktail! The AMF had me on the floor
I’ve had many long island iced tea‘s around the country. Our local Chinese restaurant that has been there for many many many many years has the best Long Island iced tea. The gal that works there her name is Linda and she makes the best Long Island iced tea I have ever had!!! Ty for the video.
I typically make the LIITs that I drink (on the rare occasions that I have them, as I'm almost always missing at least one of the key ingredients for some reason) with either a lemon-lime soda--perhaps changing the rum to a dark or aged version to get the color--or if I really want that classic look/taste, a caffeine-free cola. My choices are mostly due to a caffeine allergy that I developed before I could legally drink alcoholic beverages. That said, I love the AMF and the LBIT!
I have a similar one that my friends like. Make it the same as you've done, but drop the tequila for vodka and add 2 dashes of bitters (angostura or orange). It's a nice change from tradition.
Wow...have some awesome memories of lying in my bed, but no clue how I got there, after a couple of LIITs in bars🙄 but I usually judge a bar based on the LIITs they make! Top 3 for sure..
Great info! Up in my region, Central Maine, we have a variation called a Grateful Dead. Basically, replace the Cointreau with Chambord and top with sprite.
I can't wait to mix up each of these! I make Purple Rain similar to the Long Island Iced Tea, except I use Chambord instead of coke. I'm interested in what your version would consist of 😉
There is a whiskey distiller in Dallas with the label "TX", and they make a wonderful blended whiskey. But a couple years ago they did release a Bourbon, and I have to say, it stacks up with the Kentucky brands.
@@TheEducatedBarfly My pleasure. Could you make a video about the BMW, or any cocktails including Bailey's as an ingredients, that are not necessarily "late" like.
I’ve always drank the Jersey Ice Tea...... in which I was told you replace the coke with Jagermeister :-) not sure if that’s a thing.... but I like it......... also when I was in Riga, Latvia I replaced the coke with Riga Black Balsam
Vigant I’d been drinking from early in the morning.... and when we landed in Riga we found s bar still in the airport and was there drinking Jaeger bombs for about 2 hours!!! By the time I got to the Riga Ice tea I’d had a few. Riga Black Balsam on it’s own is awful.... but mixed with everything else was ok. With them, flaming sambucas..... champagne in the sky lounge..... I black out a few times....
It really is true, different bars/regions use different recipes..and their way is the right way. I’m from Texas and I used to work in a night club. Our version of LIIT is 1 oz each of rum, vodka and gin. The Texas Tea you add the tequila…hence Texas tea. Being that we’re right on the border. Now you know.
The AMF I think is called a blue motorcycle in the bars I go to. Please tell us is this a different drink altogether, or is this the same drink, different name? Thank you!
I’ve bartended up and down the east coast and all the bartenders and I always put tequila in their long islands, but I have learned over the years that the names of drinks and sometimes ingredients change a lot depending on what part of the country your from. So nobody is right on wrong, it’s no biggie.
I didn't notice it until you said "Nice Green Ectoplasm Color" that you can totally be a next generation GhostBuster... and I mean that as a compliment!
This new bar I'm working at uses, like, no joke 2oz of every spirit including triple sec. It's served in a 22oz pint with a one count pour of sour. Nobody orders LITs except the bar regulars though which is funnny.
Hey Leandro, I think the rum is missing from the recipe on your website. Keep up the great work. Would like to stop by the French Dip when the time is right. Hope to meet you! You've taught me a lot.
Oh my gosh sorry I keep adding comments but my sister-in-law is from Long Beach Washington and we concocted a long beach iced tea. It’s not made like that but boy we sure love it it’s our secret recipe.
Actually, it's Texas "T". Plus there's a song I can't remember with the line " T for Texas, T for Tennessee". I guess you could also make a Tennessee tea with Jack Daniels instead of the bourbon.
My go to Long Island - Made in a 40oz travel mug 2 oz of each - white rum, spiced rum, gin, triple sec and lime juice 3 oz of each - Vodka and respasdo tequila 1 12 oz can of pepsi light stir - Add ice and top with sweet and sour mix (looks about like 3-4 oz)
Brings back memories. During college, I had a Long Island party where I asked the guests to bring the ingredients for this iconic drink and mixed it in a cooler. One bottle of rum, one bottle of vodka, one bottle of gin, etc etc etc...Went over like a treat and much cheaper than an evening at the local bar.
Hmmmmm 🌚
As a NYC bartender, I just want to say, every bar I've worked in has done a minimum of 1oz of each alcohol (meaning 5oz of alcohol when including triple Sec). Most bars use 1.5 oz of each liquor, and some use 2 oz of each liquor. So, please, do not underestimate how strong your long island iced tea is.
Quick way to get your bar shut down for pouring over legal limits! Congrats LOL.
@@acidfruitloops lol that's not truly how bars work. Surely, you must know that. How many bars have you been to in ny that the bartender is drinking out of an open container (like a glass)? Because that's not allowed either, but I assure you no one reports it. No one is going to report having a bit more alcohol in their drink either. Just like no one is naive enough to believe bartenders don't over-pour.
@@jaquicx9500 Until they get pulled over, cops ask where they've been and then proceed to audit your bar and see oh he was only charged for 2 LIT but blew well over the limit...hmm something doesn't add up let's pay this bar a little visit. Hope you won't be the one working that night XD.
@@acidfruitloops again. NYC bartender. As in Manhattan. No one is driving. Most love near by, everyone else takes the subway or Ubers.
@@jaquicx9500 again. The law doesn't give any fucks on where you reside. NYC or not lol. You'll figure it out kiddo.
Should have garnished the Texas Tea with a slice of brisket. :^)
Kevin James 😂
Lmao 😂😂😂
🤣🤣
Or a beef Jerkey.
That would be really good 😹
Another thing to remember, no one ever gets these drinks with nice booze, always whatever is in the well
At my job we make a top shelf variation with Tito's, Tanqueray, Bacardi, Patron, and Cointreau. Tbh I think we could do better than Bacardi but I don't make the rules
@@zanesmith7727 does it taste better or you cant tell the difference
except Dr. Dre. he gets all top. met a bartender from Cali who said Dr. Dre went to Cheesecake every Sunday with the fam. top shelf long islands all night
had someone order top shelf LIT the other day at work, 15 extra bucks too smh
@@zanesmith7727 that’s everything that i use in the well at my bar lmao
Thank you for having stories/explanations of why things are.
Every bar I’ve been to makes them soo strong. Like 1oz of each in a pint glass. Sometimes more
That's how we like em
Are you complaining
That's the way it should be 😜, you pay so much plus when you finish the second one you ready to dance while yr friends are still trying to find courage lol
@@johnmartin9008 🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
Bars that over pour alcohol are doing a disservice to their craft. I will not go back.
Please do the other five variations of the long island ice tea please and thanks
I looked on his page and didn’t find it! One year later and I’m still down to see the other 5
Why does your profile picture and name look fake
I'm a little obsessed with using maple Syrup in cocktails rn so a really fun cocktail I wanna make is a variation of the Texas Tea which I'm gonna call a Toronto Tea! Which is just with Canadian Club whiskey instead of bourbon and maple syrup instead of simple. Very excited to try it sometime!
Update: It's delicious!
That sounds really good. I want to try one soon.
Now I know why I barely remember anything after 2 long islands . It starts with a taste and ends with regrets 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oksana K true
#ratchetlife
There's a reason tourist regions have legal limits as to how many long islands they can sell to any one customer. (I forget the name of the place) I went to a tourist trap area near Jacksonville and there was a local law only letting them sell 2 long islands to anyone, no matter their size.
Don't wanna sound badddass, but I had 8 once at a family thanksgiving, I remember the first drink of the 8th one, then I woke up 😅
@@manuelfuentesguerra88 passing out during family Thanksgiving does not make you sound badass at all lol
As a club bartender. It’s interesting watching other types of bartenders create these drinks. Yours will definitely taste ten times better than mine but I will make mine ten times faster lol.
I never even roll nor shake any of these just cause I never have time. I only do it if you ask. 😂
But all my regulars don’t care how good it tastes... They just want whatever is strong.
“Un-responsable drink pouring.” I might be guilty especially as the night goes along... 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀
aznpowerdaniel when he said half an ounce I thought “pfft! Stfu!” 😂 I’m totally an irresponsible bartender, but all my customers go up to their hotel rooms. Lol I’m a resort bartender at a swim up bar.
aznpowerdaniel lol exactly, any bartender who’s not heavy handed doesn’t deserve to be behind the bar.
You got 3000 people in the club, and deep at the bar, you do what you gotta do to get everything out ASAP.
I'm calling Jon Taffer 🤣
If u have 3000 customers then why so stingy to recruit more bartenders and give better proper service.dont be so proud to say u dont shake or blend.your cheap bartender selling cocktails for people with out basic knowledge of preparing drink.if u do it do it properly.bcoz u charge money from people.learn to give product worth for people money.if not you cant long last.
Long Island iced tea aka bad decisions tea
a place near me does a really sweet variation that tastes exactly like sweet tea and we like to call it DANGEROUS you don't drink Tybee Tea if you plan on driving, period, ever
Yeah I had a mate who went out with some friends had Long Island iced teas and ended up in the hospital
😂😂😂 !!
Long Island ice tea aka the best tea
@@elthereall Have you ever tried Seagrams Sweet Tea Vodka??? It is so good and does not taste like alcohol AT ALL.
This is hands down the best Long Island yet! I used Patron Silver, Bacardi Superior, Absolute, Tanqueray, Cointreau, with the fresh squeezed lemon juice. Very refreshing! We hate the overpowering dose of sour mix you typically get when ordering at beachside bars.
I did not know Long Island Iced Tea and AMF are related. Two of my fav drinks!
First time I order Long Island Ice tea, I was so naive that I thought it was just a Long Island version of Ice tea.
That's a classic.
Well... Did you like the drink tho?😂
I thought tea was the main ingredient lol
The new format is superb. I liked the previous format fine but this flows even better. Thanks for the video, still a strong cocktail! The AMF had me on the floor
lol
I think I found new love dude. Not you but the cocktails 👌😁
Happy to come across this video
I’ve had many long island iced tea‘s around the country. Our local Chinese restaurant that has been there for many many many many years has the best Long Island iced tea. The gal that works there her name is Linda and she makes the best Long Island iced tea I have ever had!!! Ty for the video.
Why am I always coming back to this channel? Because it's GOOOOOOOD!!!
Where’s the DOUBLE like button when you need it? This guy is just the best
Love the new format. I can't wait for the 5 best Absinthe and 5 best Campari episodes!
Absinthe ? Oh count me in Mathew !!
He hasn't got around to it yet, he's been absinthe-minded 😉
@@elizabethgeorge168 I'm pretty sure that's a common side effect of drinking absinthe.
They all look absolutely delicious!
I have made 3 of these “teas” as Jell-O shots! Now I have 2 more to add to my arsenal!
pink and green looks so cute!
I’ve had the regular Long Island but I didn’t know of the variations! I’m going to be making these all summer this year!
I typically make the LIITs that I drink (on the rare occasions that I have them, as I'm almost always missing at least one of the key ingredients for some reason) with either a lemon-lime soda--perhaps changing the rum to a dark or aged version to get the color--or if I really want that classic look/taste, a caffeine-free cola. My choices are mostly due to a caffeine allergy that I developed before I could legally drink alcoholic beverages. That said, I love the AMF and the LBIT!
I have a similar one that my friends like. Make it the same as you've done, but drop the tequila for vodka and add 2 dashes of bitters (angostura or orange). It's a nice change from tradition.
I love peach tea. Everything. Add peach shnapps
One of my favourite cocktails is a Long Island ice tea. And I love melon liquor so I made the Tokyo Tea. New favourite.
I add southern comfort to the Texas tea. It's on the sweet side
Wow...have some awesome memories of lying in my bed, but no clue how I got there, after a couple of LIITs in bars🙄 but I usually judge a bar based on the LIITs they make! Top 3 for sure..
Great info! Up in my region, Central Maine, we have a variation called a Grateful Dead. Basically, replace the Cointreau with Chambord and top with sprite.
long time viewer and this was one of my favorite episodes
Why are these videos addicting.... been on this guys channel for 6 hours
thanks
I would never know that Long Island Iced Tea had so many colors. Wow. I need to get me one.
I have to admit , these are fascinating to watch.
Do I just have a strange memory or was this video uploaded like a week and a half ago?
It was up and removed in the time it took to watch it.
Correct, we had some wrong specs in the titles so we had to re-upload.
I can't wait to mix up each of these! I make Purple Rain similar to the Long Island Iced Tea, except I use Chambord instead of coke. I'm interested in what your version would consist of 😉
That is a long island call the Blackwidow therealbarman.com/9-long-island-iced-teas-you-should-know-how-to-make/
super00su actually it’s called a Grateful Dead. Not purple rain or black widow.
@@BasedJayceon sounds good
Grateful Dead is the name I know that drink by.
Usually the one with chambord is called a Grateful Dead
The honesty in this video is on point. I can feel the 2020 vibes 🤣
There is a whiskey distiller in Dallas with the label "TX", and they make a wonderful blended whiskey. But a couple years ago they did release a Bourbon, and I have to say, it stacks up with the Kentucky brands.
I use pineapple juice “Pine Island”
Loving this new style of content, and I feel like it does a good job of breaking up your more traditional videos. Hope you guys continue to grow!
This is a proper tea. My favorite variation of it is a Tokyo tea. They're all delicious though.
I love your mixology skills great job.
The blue looks crazy!
But can we see a video of the person drinking all these drinks after you make them?? 😂😂
Agreed. Just one person.
10.5 shots? Easy.
@@M21assult Don't forget the aftermath too....
@@TheBrothergreen 5 Long Island with 5 spirits and each have 15ml. Makes 25*15ml= 375ml and that are 18.75 shots
Patrick Mettchen 1/10 of alcohol is a fun night
Great video, will be trying some of these tonight
great breakdown..im about to be the long island specialist.
I feel like LA Water is a variation as well ;)
That being said, I LOOOOVE Tokyo Tea. Both of these are my favorite drinks to order at bars.
Literally my most favourite cocktail. I have to try the other variants!
The "Mexican... Coke, Sprite" xD
Yup, those are better than any can. Love it!
I always thought it was a Tennessee iced tea? We had it in a bar i use to work in but we used JD so made sense
AMF looks so good!!
Thanks for the video. I love how miticulous and reponsible you are, when making your drinks.
Thanks Adel.
@@TheEducatedBarfly My pleasure. Could you make a video about the BMW, or any cocktails including Bailey's as an ingredients, that are not necessarily "late" like.
When I make a Tokyo Tea I use yuzu instead of lemon juice, I believe it gives the final product better taste.
My go to drink at weddings. 4 of them and I am feeling nice 😎
I really like how he forgets the glass 😂 so cute!
I’ve always drank the Jersey Ice Tea...... in which I was told you replace the coke with Jagermeister :-) not sure if that’s a thing.... but I like it......... also when I was in Riga, Latvia I replaced the coke with Riga Black Balsam
Curious. How was it with the balsam? At least, not terrible, or you would've said it...
Vigant I’d been drinking from early in the morning.... and when we landed in Riga we found s bar still in the airport and was there drinking Jaeger bombs for about 2 hours!!! By the time I got to the Riga Ice tea I’d had a few. Riga Black Balsam on it’s own is awful.... but mixed with everything else was ok. With them, flaming sambucas..... champagne in the sky lounge..... I black out a few times....
That is nice long island ice tea😁✌️
You crushed it with this!🧠👍👀
Thanks!
I Love them will try all thank you for sharing ❤️
The workhorse liquors really got worked in this video.
Subscribing just off strength of these long islands! (MY FAV GO TO DRANK)Here for it! The midori👀 omg!!! Bring the other 5💕🙏🏼please
I think im gonna try the Texas tea looks pretty good
AMF is by far my favorite if not for the name alone! 😂
In the south they call the amf a blue mother f but it's the same thing and I still pass out with it. lol but I love a good long island
Sweet, punchy editing on this one. You all are definitely getting better at that!
Good memories of slinging back an AMF, they look very cool at night lit up
Can you pleassseee make a video on the other five versions of long island
Great video!
I think I will go with " Kentucky tea" ....super stuff, will try all long islands soon
It really is true, different bars/regions use different recipes..and their way is the right way. I’m from Texas and I used to work in a night club. Our version of LIIT is 1 oz each of rum, vodka and gin. The Texas Tea you add the tequila…hence Texas tea. Being that we’re right on the border. Now you know.
I like it with actual iced tea!
The AMF I think is called a blue motorcycle in the bars I go to. Please tell us is this a different drink altogether, or is this the same drink, different name? Thank you!
I am one of those 'irresponsible pourers' a shot of each it is :D
Texas tea in Lubbock uses actual sweet tea.. also most high end restaurants in Texas use a splash of sweet tea
I was always told the variation with tequila made it a Texas Long Island and the regular was made without it.
I was just about to post this. I thought the same. Here in Texas we do not use tequila for a normal Long Island. Adding tequila makes it a Texas Tea.
I’ve bartended up and down the east coast and all the bartenders and I always put tequila in their long islands, but I have learned over the years that the names of drinks and sometimes ingredients change a lot depending on what part of the country your from. So nobody is right on wrong, it’s no biggie.
Solid channel!
thanks
I wish to taste all 5 of them....
Love from India..😋🥂
I like the Miami tea! I'm gonna suggest a Texas tea to someone tonight at work.. Or Kentucky
I didn't notice it until you said "Nice Green Ectoplasm Color" that you can totally be a next generation GhostBuster... and I mean that as a compliment!
Long island iced coffee is great too
I swap out chambord for the triple sec to make a black raspberry Long Island ice tea. So good!
This new bar I'm working at uses, like, no joke 2oz of every spirit including triple sec. It's served in a 22oz pint with a one count pour of sour. Nobody orders LITs except the bar regulars though which is funnny.
The local variation I'm familiar with is the LA Water. Midori and raspberry syrup to the pure spirit + sour base.
The " Texas " tea is served in the steakhouse chain restaurant, Texas Roadhouse.
Hey Leandro, I think the rum is missing from the recipe on your website. Keep up the great work. Would like to stop by the French Dip when the time is right. Hope to meet you! You've taught me a lot.
Oh my gosh sorry I keep adding comments but my sister-in-law is from Long Beach Washington and we concocted a long beach iced tea. It’s not made like that but boy we sure love it it’s our secret recipe.
I've been pouring this for myself irresponsibly apparently. Thanks for making me feel bad.
Any time 😂
saying that theres 5 more, have you till this day made that video? keen to see the others
So awesome dude
Texas Tea might be a reference to the Beverly Hillbillies. In the opening theme Jed finds oil which is also referred to as "black gold, texas tea"
Actually, it's Texas "T". Plus there's a song I can't remember with the line " T for Texas, T for Tennessee". I guess you could also make a Tennessee tea with Jack Daniels instead of the bourbon.
My go to Long Island - Made in a 40oz travel mug
2 oz of each - white rum, spiced rum, gin, triple sec and lime juice
3 oz of each - Vodka and respasdo tequila
1 12 oz can of pepsi
light stir - Add ice and top with sweet and sour mix (looks about like 3-4 oz)
What size and kind of glasses is he using to put the long island in?
I didn’t realise the blue one was a thing! I’ve made the Tokyo tea before tho, so yummy
Luce Houst yup its also known as electric Iced tea
great Job
I found one called a Hawaiian ice tea and it’s the same as a normal Long Island but no coke and use pineapple juice instead. Realllyyyyy good lol
Gotta try that. Thanks.
Long island iced coffee is amazing too
@@coryboes7118 I assume you swap out the orange liquor for coffee?
Awesome 👌
Every so often I come back to this video and I noticed you still never made a video for the other 5 variations you mentioned 😭
Hey Leandro, wouldn't be better to use any red fruit creme instead of cointreau, to get the LBIT (then just top with tonic) ?
Brother is it a good idea to add white wine instead of taqila for all of them u shown??