I recently went on a mission to find the best Long Island iced tea recipe. Although wasn't surprised to find that vodka, gin, ...

I recently went on a mission to find the best Long Island iced tea recipe. Although wasn't surprised to find that vodka, gin, rum, and tequila always played a part, I did uncover some hidden secrets ...

With not one but five different kinds of alcohol, the Long Island iced tea is not a cocktail for the faint of heart - while it goes down dangerously easy, it's also a guaranteed hangover inducer.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Judy Kim. When done right, this classic cocktail is surprisingly bright and refreshing. In a large pitcher, combine ice, vodka, gin, rum, tequila ...

It's easy to imagine that the Long Island iced tea was brought to life as some frat boy's Frankenstein creation. How else ...

The Long Island Iced Tea Company, as its name suggests, was in the business of selling beverages. And not as many as it might have liked: it lost nearly $4m (£3.2m) in the third quarter of 2017.