This one’s going to be the last “Iced Tea” drink for a while. Although there are literally dozens of different variations of the Long Island Iced Tea formula, I’m not going to dwell on this one variety of drink for the entire month. These series are basically here to introduce you to different families of drinks; once we’ve established a few of the most important drink varieties, I’ll begin posting individual drinks based on what’s most popular as well as the best tasting. So, for the end of our first series, I wanted to finish off with a winner: the Tokyo Tea.

This one has a sweet (but not too sweet) melon flavor, because of the Midori liqueur balance. They’re so good that you can barely tell you’re drinking liquor, but don’t get too crazy with these: each serving is around one third alcohol, which would make it about a 66 proof beverage.

Tokyo Tea – Recipe:

1 part vodka
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part 1800® Tequila
1 part triple sec
Balance Midori® melon liqueur

Combine all ingredients in your cocktail shaker. Shake, strain into a small highball glass filled with ice, and garnish with a cherry.