The Long Island Iced Tea contains no actual tea. It was created in 1972 by Robert 'Rosebud' Butt at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York, during a cocktail-creating contest. The drink is famous (or infamous) for its high alcohol content, as it combines five different clear spirits: vodka, gin, tequila, white rum, and triple sec. These are mixed with sour mix and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the appearance of iced tea. Its potency and deceptive smoothness made it a staple of 1970s and 80s nightlife. A competing claim suggests it was invented during the Prohibition era in a community called Long Island in Kingsport, Tennessee, where it was designed to look like a harmless non-alcoholic beverage to fool federal agents.