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Tokyo Iced Tea

Six spirits and liqueurs shaken with lime, the melon liqueur turning it pale green.

Collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Lime Juice
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • White Rum
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Gin
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Vodka
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Tequila
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Triple Sec
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Melon Liqueur
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Lemon-Lime Soda
    60 ml / 2.03 US fl ozto top up

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLemon wheel, Cherry

Make it

  1. Add the lime juice, white rum, gin, vodka, tequila, triple sec and melon liqueur to a shaker with ice and shake for about 10 seconds.
  2. Fill a highball glass with ice and strain the drink into it.
  3. Top with lemon-lime soda, stir briefly and garnish with a lemon wheel and a cherry.

Behind the drink

Difford's associates it with TGI Fridays in the mid-1990s; it first appeared in print in the 2007 book 10,000 Drinks.

Recipe reference

Per PUNCH, with 1 oz converted at 30 ml; the soda top-up is an estimate.

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