Long Island Iced Teas are pretty good when they are actually made right... usually the "bartender" making them cant mix a drink to save their ass, and it ends up not tasting right, or flat out tasting like ass... i use to drink LIITs, but eventually out of frustration on "bartenders" inability to mix a proper LIIT i switched to vodka and cran... it was a good move, and i have not turned back
i still do love a properly mixed LIIT... but they are rare... the best one i ever had to this day was at restaurant in Old Orchard Beach Maine, the mix was perfect, none of the flavors overpowered any of the others, it actually tasted (and went down) like iced tea... they charged $5 and served it in a pint glass...