I, on the other hand, had the determination to consume the entire drink through my straw. The spoon didn’t leave her hand until it finished scraping the bottom of the glass. Although they were root beer floats, they were also a cocktail.ĭana delights in anything sweet. Get the ingredients, find a friend, and make an afternoon out of it. Thankfully, earlier this week we made dairy-free cinnamon toast ice cream. Flat out, bad idea.Ĥ) Vodka – BINGO! A subtle, tasty liquor that waltzed with the root beer on my tongue. Our conclusive results returned the following:ġ) Kahlua – Good, sweet, but fearful it would over power the ice cream flavor.Ģ) Spiced rum – Extremely good as just a sitting drink, but again, would distract from the sweetness of the ice cream.ģ) White rum – Bad idea. Translation: We mixed liquor with root beer! Hooray for testing! After hours of painstaking labor, we found a flavor combination that was pleasing for any palette. Since we didn’t want to produce something disgusting, we knew testing would be required.Īnd test we did. We rarely drink soda, we stopped eating ice cream often, and it’s a special treat to make a cocktail. What’s that mean? It means when we do dessert, we do it right. We like dessert, but we try not to overindulge. Or you can just skip to the bottom to read the recipe. Perhaps regretfully, today’s post will force-feed you my tone of voice. Usually you get to experience the literary expertise of Dana. And John doesn’t usually write the minimalist baker posts. Responding to the former, well, my name is John. To answer the latter first, born with it. I know, you’re asking, “why the introduction?” And probably “how do you have such a sexy voice?” Why don’t you come over here and enjoy a vodka root beer float with me? Sit down, get to know me, ya know?

Root beer float