Hatrack River Forum: Can't we all just get a long island Iced tea?

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/2733

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Ew, NO! They are gross.

Just make mine a rum and Coke.

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

Heh [Smile]

I don't even know what they taste like. Just heard the joke a long time ago...Thought I'd post...For boredom's sake.

Posted by WishfulWiggin (Member # 6823) on :

Just want to let everyone know that not all Long Islander's drink those. In fact I've neer see anyone from LI drink one (and I am a native), although my experiance with alcoholic drinks is limited.

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

Speaking as one who is both the wife of a former bartender and who hates iced tea with a passion, I can say that when they're done right, they're reeeeeeeeeally good. [Big Grin]

Posted by DocCoyote (Member # 5612) on :

But unless you are a big person, i.e., over 200 lbs., please just have one. The second LI Tea is generally one too many for us short women. And yes, I speak from experience on this one.

Lisa

Posted by Wussy Actor (Member # 5937) on :

Make mine a scotch and water please. Drinks with more than two ingredients are for sorority girls.

[ December 14, 2004, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: Wussy Actor ]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
Can't we all just get a long island Iced tea?

Not all of us.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 619) on :

I second both Megan and DocCoyote. The last one I had was so smooth, I didn't even taste the alcohol.

Of course, afterward I had trouble standing up... [Smile]

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

Can I just have a glass of wine, instead? Thanks.

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

quote:
Make mine a scotch and water please. Drinks with more than two ingredients are for sorority girls.

Meanwhile, Scotch that necessitates watering down is for posers that don't have the taste or cojones to drink real Scotch.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Are you more of a man or more of an idiot if you continue to drink/eat things that you don't enjoy just because it's macho.

It's people like you that caused foods like haggis not only to be eaten once on a dare, but to be perpetuated as actual food. [No No]

[ December 14, 2004, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]

Posted by Wussy Actor (Member # 5937) on :

I don't drink scotch because its macho, I drink scotch because its goooood. Also, while I can't afford really really good scotch, I generally steer away from anything in a plastic bottle. My favorite is Aberlour. The 15 year old is good, the 25 is really good. Also, relatively affordable. And I water it because I like to drink it, not sip it.

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

Watering down single-malt Scotch should be considered a crime against humanity.

Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :

Issue 1: Long Islands. Yum! I can handle about three before I start losing it, five normally gets me done in. Not that I know, or anything. I had one in Greece at a T.G.I.Friday's (we were desperate for "American" culture), and the bartender didn't have room in the gigantic glass for either the sweet'n'sour or the Coke. That was an excellent Long Island.

Issue 2: Scotch. I don't agree with pouring liquid water into a glass, but I do agree with a Scotch on the rocks. I prefer Scotch straight up, but hey - to each their own.

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

Mmmm, LITs. The weird thing is about LITs is they don't taste strong to most people. Even though it has 4 powerful shots and one weak shot (Triple Sec), for some reason the blend doesn't taste alcohol-heavy.
So it's the perfect drink to foist on someone (if your sleazy or a frat brother) that is inexperienced if you want to get them trashed quickly. If they drink 2-3 in an hour, drunkeness will sneak up on them and hammer them.

Wussy actor's comments reminded me of the infamous Kids in the Hall skit, "Girl Drink Drunk"
where a guy gets hooked on blender drinks. It's great, the Kids at the top of their game.

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

I love a LIIT and when done properly, you don't notice the acohol at all.

But they are such a pain to mix.

If you want to hit for distance, boilermakers will sneak up and hammer you all the way to the floor and back.

-Trevor

Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :

Long Island Iced Teas are not a pain to mix as long as you have pour spouts on your bottles and know how to count a shot. You don't even have to be all that precise. Making a good Bloody Mary is much more difficult. Heck, even a good martini requires more care.

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

I remember the Girl Drink Drunk sketch. Good one. Anybody ever had a jolly rancher shot? That is a mixed drink. (well, mixed shot I guess.)

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

I love that sketch!!! (does a little 'other people know about KitH' dance) [Big Grin]

You're right, they were awesome then. Why hasn't that season come out yet? (sigh)

Anyway, can I have water?