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Dirty Root Beer

Root beer, coconut cream, and lime—the familiar original.

1 drink3 minutesHighball or 16 oz soda glass

01 · What you need

Ingredients

02 · Make it

Method

  1. 01

    Fill a chilled serving glass with fresh ice.

  2. 02

    Add the juices, syrups, and cream, then stir until smooth.

  3. 03

    Top slowly with the chilled soda and lift once with a bar spoon.

  4. 04

    Garnish and serve immediately.

Happiest note

This is best with a root beer that is not aggressively sweet. The lime does all the balancing work.

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More glasses, same good idea.

For 6, whisk 4½ oz lime juice and 4½ oz coconut cream. Divide over ice and top with 30 oz chilled root beer.

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