Have you ever had a Long Island Iced Tea? Find out the story behind it!

Bob “Rosebud” Butt is credited with inventing the Long Island Iced Tea while he was a bartender at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island in the 1970s. Bob may not be the first bartender to have made a mixed drink resembling iced tea — some stories say that a similar drink was mixed during prohibition — but Bob says he’s pretty sure he’s the first person to come up with this particular recipe. I’ve included Bob in this series because it reminds me that not every invention has to be serious, or for profit, or part of a larger plan.

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    Cheers, Mr. Butt! (I don’t think I’ve ever said that sober…)
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    Amazing drink - sick invention!
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    Bob Butt!!
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    Sir I salute you.
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    Hero.
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    I have never made more stupid mistakes than I have with a belly full of Long Islands…Oh man.