Kingsport’s Original Long Island Iced Tea
History of Kingsport’s Long Island Iced Tea
The story begins in the 1920’s in the midst of prohibition. Charles Bishop, aka “Old Man Bishop” is known for creating the original Long Island Iced Tea recipe while residing on Long Island in Kingsport, Tennessee. Packing quite the “punch”, the original recipe includes five liquors and maple syrup. In the 1940’s, Old Man Bishop’s son, Ransom Bishop tweaked the original recipe by adding lemon, lime and cola.
To learn more about this exciting story, check out the links below:
Kingsport reclaims stake as home of the ‘Long Island Iced Tea’
Oh, it’s on! New York and Tennessee towns both claim Long Island Iced Tea was created there
Kingsport, Tennessee Reclaims Part Of Its History As Home Of The Original Long Island Iced Tea
