(NEXSTAR) — If you’re familiar with a Long Island iced tea, you may be aware of a common misconception: there is no tea, iced or otherwise, in the cocktail. That may not be the only incorrect assumption made about the cocktail.

The Long Island iced tea is one of more than 100 official cocktails recognized by the International Bartenders Association. The IBA’s recipe calls for 15 mL each of vodka, tequila, white rum, gin, and Cointreau (orange-flavored triple sec), mixed with 25 mL of lemon juice, 30 mL of simple syrup, and a topping of cola in a highball glass with ice.

Variations can include adding whiskey (known as a Texas tea), swapping the cola for pineapple juice (Hawaiian iced tea), and using Tennessee whiskey in place of the gin while leaving out the tequila (Tennessee iced tea), among others.

While a Tennessee iteration may exist, some may argue the Long Island ice tea is already a Tennessee concoction.

A recipe for the Long Island iced tea was indeed created on Long Island, New York. Robert “Rosebud” Butt is credited for mixing the drink while working as a bartender at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island in the 1970s.

In a 2013 interview, Butt explained that the inn, locally known as the OBI,........

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