# Long Island Iced Tea

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** liquor-alcohol\
**Created:** [July 13, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142 "2024-07-13T12:08:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142/21 "2024-07-14T18:31:19Z")

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I dunno if there is a theory about this. At least, I am unaware of it. Some friends and I once tried to invent a new drink by mixing various liquors and we failed miserably. Every concoction we made was awful…really, really bad.

To be fair, we had no real theory or rhyme or reason to it. Still, it was pretty bad.

Maybe there is a theory to work all this out but I do not know what it is. Certainly nothing to get you to a Long Island Iced Tea. Obviously someone did it though.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142/22 "2024-07-15T11:28:14Z")

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> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> What’s the theory on how that much booze doesn’t taste strongly of alcohol?

Not sure about LIIT, but the pickleback is a funny thing. A shot of whiskey followed _immediately_ by a shot of pickle juice. No alcohol taste.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142/23 "2024-07-15T13:52:07Z")

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I was reading this thread while on Long Island drinking iced tea; does that count?

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-iced-tea/1004142/24 "2024-07-15T14:58:57Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> I put Long Islands in the same category as NOLA Hurricanes. Drink one, fine. I usually have a second. But I’ve never seen someone drink three and have a happy ending.

Exactly this! 🙂

> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> What’s the theory on how that much booze doesn’t taste strongly of alcohol? Are the different spirits somehow canceling each other out, or is it just the sugar and flavoring in the triple sec and cola?

It’s not _that_ strong (one page estimates ~22% ABV), plus there is a lot of stuff in it and pure alcohol itself does not really have much taste in the classical sense.

> [@kayaker](#):
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> Not sure about LIIT, but the pickleback is a funny thing. A shot of whiskey followed _immediately_ by a shot of pickle juice. No alcohol taste.

That’s certainly one way to cleanse the palate…

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