Tokyo Tea recipe

Name: Tokyo Tea
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 0.5 oz Vodka; 0.5 oz White Rum; 0.5 oz Gin; 0.5 oz Tequila; 0.5 oz Midori; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; 1 oz Lemon-Lime Soda

A bright green Long Island variation where Midori replaces cola with melon sweetness.

Method: Build · Glass: Collins glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Highball Family

Ingredients

0.5 oz Vodka
0.5 oz White Rum
0.5 oz Gin
0.5 oz Tequila
0.5 oz Midori
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Lemon-Lime Soda

How to make a Tokyo Tea

Fill a Collins glass with ice.
Add spirits, Midori, lemon and syrup.
Stir briefly.
Top with lemon-lime soda.

Garnish

Lemon wedge and cherry.

Pro tip

Use a tall glass and plenty of ice; the serve is strong even before the Midori sweetness becomes apparent.

History of the Tokyo Tea

Tokyo Tea is the Midori-based green variation of the Long Island Iced Tea family.

Flavour profile

Melon, Citrus, Strong, Bright

Variations

Long Island Iced Tea — Return to the cola-tinted five-spirit original
Long Beach Iced Tea — Use cranberry juice instead of cola
Texas Tea — Add bourbon and finish with sweet tea

Practise making the Tokyo Tea in the free Virtual Bar game.