Message 30736 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> Hey, I was looking for a recipe of a long island ice tea, and found 
> this on drinkmixer.com ... 
> 
> 1 part vodka
> 1 part tequila
> 1 part rum
> 1 part gin
> 1 part triple sec
> 1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
> 1 splash Coca-ColaŽ
> 
> I bought all the alcools seperately (Grand Marnier for the triple sec 
> is all I could find here). I've read about top shelf (what is that 
> exactly) and how I should replace sweet and sour with lemon juice 
> ...
> 
> I was wondering what was your take on this recipe, or if you had 
> better? And 1 part means 1 equal part of each alcool right, but what 
> do you do to measure those parts (the only drink ive ever prepared 
> was a strawberry daiquiri, please bare with me!) exactly ? 
> 


Just change the "part" for the alcohols to 1/2 ounce. Also, just so you know, 
Grand Marnier is not an upgrade for triple sec, Cointreau is. GM is a Cohnac 
based orange liqueur.

Cheryl


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Cheryl Charming
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