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Texas Iced Tea

Name: Texas Iced Tea
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Añejo tequila; 10 ml Light white rum; 10 ml Vodka; 10 ml Gin; 10 ml Bourbon whiskey; 10 ml Triple sec; 10 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 75 ml Cola

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1/3 fl oz	Añejo tequila (100% agave)
1/3 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/3 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
1/3 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/3 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1/3 fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 1/2 fl oz	Cola

Garnish: Lemon wedge

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

SHAKE first 9 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with cola and serve with a stirrer.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Texas Iced Tea contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
10.97% alc./vol. (21.94° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

Review

Packing six different spirits, this Texas Tea is basically a Long Island Iced Tea with bourbon, and packs a suitably large Texan punch, especially if made with 6 x 15ml (½oz) measures of spirit as per the original recipe. If so choose a large (14oz) Collins to accommodate sufficient cola to achieve the desired dilution.

Cocktail of the day:

2nd March 2026 is Texan Independence Day

Comments & Discussion

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Sandip Gohil 5y

Bloody hell. How is this drink so smooth and easy to down? Whether it's the proportions or the bourbon (Makers Mark I used), it takes away even more of that edge from a regular Iced Tea. Super smooth drink

William Little 6y

Omit the simple syrup. I used 1/4 sour mix and 1/4 margarita mix instead of lime and lemon juice. A terrific summer sipper for Southern afternoons in South Carolina.