Hanover Iced Tea Updated

Editor’s Note: This Barrett’s Mixology originally appeared in 2017. You can access the original recipe here.

1 part Gin

1 part White Rum

1 part Silver Tequila

1 part Vodka

1 part Triple Sec

1 part Maple Syrup

1 part Lemon Juice

Cola to Taste

1 Large KAF Hot Chocolate

Spring has (maybe) finally sprung in our beloved town of Hanover. The sun is sometimes shining, the birds are somewhat chirping, and the snow has mostly melted despite flurries this week. Our beloved Green is a brown mud patch, and yet scores of the Dartmouth faithful still lounge about to enjoy the first sunshine in months. In this 50-degree weather, it is almost sacrilege not to enjoy (perhaps grudgingly so) the storied Dartmouth tradition of drinking outside in the spring.

With that in mind, we here at The Review would like to provide you with our take on the classic Long Island Iced Tea, tweaked just a bit for spring in Hanover. Mix one part gin (don’t tell Phil!), one part white rum, one part silver tequila, one part vodka, one part triple sec, one part maple syrup (for a reminder of Old Man Winter, who has yet to leave for the southern hemisphere), and one part lemon juice. Add cola to taste. Pour over ice in a plastic Stinson’s cup and make yourself comfortable on your porch of choice. Then, scream in anguish as the sky darkens, the wind begins to blow, and the temperature drops thirty degrees. Pour out your drink, buy a large hot chocolate from KAF and spike it with enough rum to substitute for the jacket you thought you no longer needed. Retreat indoors and stay there until May. Cheers!

By Keg Norman (updated by Teetotal Recall)