Arnold Palmer

A tall, non-alcoholic refresher of equal parts iced tea and lemonade, built over ice for a balance of brisk tannin and bright citrus. It carries the name of golfer Arnold Palmer, who took to mixing the two at home in the 1950s and made the order famous on the course — a stranger overhearing him in Palm Springs reportedly asked for "that Arnold Palmer drink," and the name stuck. Palmer himself leaned tea-heavy (three to one), but the half-and-half pour is the version the name now denotes.

RefreshingTeaN/AMocktail

Ingredients

  • 4 ozIced Tea(chilled, unsweetened)
  • 4 ozLemonade(chilled)

Garnish: Lemon Wheel

Preparation

Built · Highball · Cubed

  1. 1.

    build

    Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.

  2. 2.

    add

    Pour in equal parts chilled unsweetened iced tea and lemonade (about 4 oz each).

  3. 3.

    stir

    Give a brief stir to combine.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with a lemon wheel if desired.

Flavor Profile

dilution
54%
citrus
27%
sweet
22%
sour
18%
bitter
17%
earthy
17%