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Texas I.T.

Pint
Illustration of a Texas I.T.

AI illustration, not a photo of this bar's drink. Build it by the recipe, not the picture.

The build

  • Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Bourbon½ shot each¾ oz each
  • Triple Sec½ shot¾ oz
  • Sour3¼ oz
  • Coke1¼ ozto fill
  • Garnish: Lemon

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

The sheet abbreviates the fifth spirit as B. Zac confirmed 2026-09-17 it is Bourbon.

How to remember it

Everything is bigger in Texas: a Long Island that saddles up bourbon, the cowboy's whiskey, alongside V-G-R-T.

Compare with Long Island I.T.

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Sours sheet, row 22

| TEXAS I.T. | V,G,R,T,B, - 2 EA | TRIPLE SEC - 2 | | SOUR | COKE | LEMON | PINT