| 15 ml | Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old) |
| 15 ml | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 15 ml | Ketel One Vodka |
| 15 ml | Patrón Reposado tequila |
| 15 ml | De Kuyper Triple Sec (40%) |
| 15 ml | Green melon liqueur |
| 30 ml | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 50 ml | Lemon-lime soda (Sprite/7-Up) (chilled) |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Sling glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.
- SHAKE first 7 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
- TOP with lemon-lime soda (or lemonade)and briefly stir.
- Serve with a straw.
Review:
You will be surprised how the half shot of melon liqueur shows through the many other ingredients.
Variant:
Adios, Motherfucker (AKA Alaskan Iced Tea - with blue curaçao in place of green melon liqueur.
History:
When, where and who added green melon liqueur to a Long Island Iced Tea to create the Tokyo Iced Tea is unknown. Who would want to own up to doing such a thing?
It's a cocktail I identify with TGI Fridays during the mid-1990s when the chain was known for the professionalism of its bartenders and consequently was very influential. The Tokyo Iced Tea doesn't appear in any of the cocktail books I have from the 1980s, indeed its first appearance in print is credited to Paul Knorr's 2007 10,000 Drinks: 27 Years' Worth of Cocktails.
Nutrition:
One serving of Tokyo Iced Tea contains 203 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.9 standard drinks
- 15.65% alc./vol. (31.3° proof)
- 26.6 grams of pure alcohol
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