A Grateful Dead drink has a beautiful violet hue and a smooth taste. It contains gin, vodka, rum, triple sec, and tequila, besides other flavor-adding ingredients. Read about the Grateful Dead drink recipes in this Tastessence article.
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The Grateful Dead drink is a mixture of 4-5 types of liquors. Hence, 1 drink is considered equivalent to 2-3 drinks.
Long Island iced tea is made by mixing tequila, vodka, rum, and gin. A Grateful Dead drink is the sweeter variant of Long Island iced tea.
While Long Island iced tea has a small quantity of cola, a Grateful Dead drink contains raspberry liquor. All the spirits used in this recipe are clear, and hence, the mixture of these spirits makes it a clear drink.
On addition of raspberry cordial, this drinks gets a purplish hue. Raspberry liqueur gives this drink a fruity flavor. Sweet and sour mix is added to give it a tangy taste. Here are two ways to make this drink.
Things You Need: Measuring cups, small-sized pitcher, swizzle stick, cocktail glasses, straws, drink umbrellas, cherries, ice
Grateful Dead Drink With Tequila
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Grateful Dead Drink Without Tequila
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Nutritional Information
Calories 350-400 per serving
Carbohydrates 6-8% per serving
Each serving consists of 5 ounce containing equal parts of each liquor.
Tips:
- Cocktails can be served in Collins glasses. However, they look best when served in highball/hurricane cocktail glasses.
- While making more than one serving of cocktail, mix the liquors together in a pitcher. For a single serving, the cocktail can be made directly in the cocktail glass.
- This drink tastes great with silver/gold tequila and a light variety of rum.
- In this recipe, triple sec can be replaced by equal quantity of blue curaçao. This gives a tie-dye color to the drink.
