
Alaska Iced Tea
Alaska Iced Tea is a variation of the classic Long Island Iced Tea, known for its powerful combination of spirits and its sweet, citrusy flavor. This refreshing highball cocktail blends vodka, Cointreau, white rum, gin, and orange liqueur, all harmoniously mixed with lemon-lime soda to add effervescence and a tangy sweetness. Typically served in a highball glass, often garnished with a lime wedge, this cocktail offers a crisp and invigorating taste with an alcohol content of 11.67%. Despite its name suggesting iced tea, it contains no actual tea. Instead, its name is derived from its visual resemblance to iced tea and its cooling effect on the palate. Alaska Iced Tea presents a cold and potent experience, designed as a less sweet, thirst-quenching drink with complex layers of flavor from its various spirits.
- Flavor
- no flavor description available
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Glassware
- highball glass
Ingredients
6 ingredients
Method
- 01
Mix the cocktail in a highball glass.
- 02
Add the alcohol components over ice, top with Sprite and stir.
- 03
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Know your pour
- What does it taste like?
- no flavor description available
- Which glass should I use?
- highball glass
- Is it beginner-friendly?
- Moderate