Upgraded Long Island Iced Tea Recipe

• 4 tablespoons of zest from 2 oranges
• 3/4 tablespoon zest from1 lime
• 1 tablespoon zest from 1 lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 sections of a star anise pod, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender flowers
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon citric acid (see note)
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon (packed) demerara sugar
• 1 ounce Old Tom Gin (such as Ransom)
• 1/2 ounce white rum (such as Oronoco)
• 1/2 ounce reposado tequila (such as Pueblo Viejo)
• 1/4 ounce high quality triple sec (such as Luxardo Triplum)
• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon
• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 lime
• 3/4 ounce homemade cola syrup
• 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 3/4 ounce club soda (if not using carbonator, see note)
• Garnish: lemon and lime wheels

1. Combine 2 cups water, orange zest, lime zest, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, lavender, ginger, and citric acid in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to a light simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract, white sugar, and demerara sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Strain through a fine mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth and let cool. Store syrup in refrigerator for up to 4 weeks until ready to use.
3. Pour Old Tom gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, lime juice, cola syrup, and bitters into a carbonating cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake, carbonate, and strain into an ice filled Collins glass. (See note if you don't have a cocktail carbonator.) Garnish with lemon and lime wheels.

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Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/upgraded-fancy-long-island-iced-tea-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)