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Gingerbread Root Beer

Root beer with ginger, molasses, and winter spice.

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.

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Molasses syrup is simply equal parts molasses and hot water, stirred smooth and chilled. Keep it restrained.

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For 8, combine 40 oz root beer, 4 oz ginger syrup, 2 oz molasses syrup, and 4 oz half-and-half. Serve over ice and stir gently.

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