Talk:Long Island Iced Tea
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There seems to be a lot of evidence that this drink was actually invented in the 1970s at the Oak Beach Inn (OBI). Check Google.
I'd like to see any evidence that the OBI was located at any time in its history in HAMPTON BAYS. To the best of my recollection, OAK BEACH INN was on the Ocean side of Ocean Parkway, on -- I assume -- Oak Beach, just west of the Robert Moses Bridge. Hampton Bays is much further to the east of both. Perhaps the author is confusing the OBI with the CANOE PLACE INN which was in fact located in HAMPTON BAYS?
- A real Long Island Iced Tea does not have tequila in it, by the way.
[edit] Taste like tea?
"The drink also shares a similar taste to tea."
C'mon! If a long island ice tea tastes like tea to you, then you have either been drinking bad tea or bad long islands.
Also, to me, a LIIT needs tequila and the cola must be Coca-Cola. Pepsi just doesn't have the complexity. 58.107.87.183 09:18, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I've reworded the tastes like tea bit, to make it a little more NPOV. 58.107.87.183 09:29, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origins
There is mention of the possible origins in the article, and a link at the bottom. Someone needs to link these two as a citation. 58.107.87.183 09:28, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Variations
I removed the out-of-control section about variations on the LIIT theme. There was no verification that these drinks are in widespread use. Also, when an explanation sounds like "this is substituted for this, and this other stuff is substituted for this other thing..." then we're talking about an entirely different drink, not just a variation. Joyous! | Talk 14:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
