While growing up in Massachusetts, I spent summers with my family at our cottage. The clam bakes on the beach would also include these cocktails for the adults.
—ANN LIEBERGEN BROOKFIELD, WI
START TO FINISH: 10 MIN. • MAKES: 1 SERVING
2 tablespoons sugar
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce light rum
1 ounce gin
1 ounce Triple Sec
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce tequila
1 to 1 1/2 cups ice cubes
2 ounces cranberry juice
Lemon slice, optional
1. In a mixing glass or tumbler, combine the sugar, vodka, rum, gin, Triple Sec, lime juice and tequila; stir until sugar is dissolved.
2. Place ice in a highball glass; pour in the sugar mixture. Top with cranberry juice. Garnish with lemon if desired.
LONG ISLAND ICED TEA Substitute cola for the cranberry juice.