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Black Cherry Root Beer
Black cherry, lemon, and root beer with a darker finish.
1 drink3 minutesHighball or 16 oz soda glass
01 · What you need
Ingredients
- 5 oz chilled root beerRoot Beer
- ¾ oz tart black cherry juiceTart Black Cherry Juice
- ½ oz fresh lemon juiceFresh Citrus Juice
- ½ oz half-and-halfHalf-And-Half
- IceIce
02 · Make it
Method
- 01
Fill a chilled serving glass with fresh ice.
- 02
Add the juices, syrups, and cream, then stir until smooth.
- 03
Top slowly with the chilled soda and lift once with a bar spoon.
- 04
Garnish and serve immediately.
Happiest note
The lemon is important here—it brings the cherry into focus against the root beer spice.
Tonight's Brief
On the chart.
Make it for a crowd
More glasses, same good idea.
For 6, combine 30 oz root beer, 4½ oz black cherry juice, and 3 oz lemon juice. Serve over ice with ½ oz half-and-half per glass.
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