The BITTER Long Island

The classic Long Island Iced Tea is on of the most controversial cocktails in the world. Equal parts of vodka, rum, gin, tequila and triple sec with some citrus juice (lemon or lime) and coke. Some people like it, some despise it. There are many recipes and variations, e. g. omitting the tequila or changing the proportions. The base of the Long Island, however, is always the same: a mix of the five clear spirits. So how about a BITTER Long Island? Today, we will apply this concept to the category of "bitter liqueurs", which includes bitter aperitifs and so-called amari as subcategories. This might seem counter-intuitive, but…

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