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World-class bartenders Lynnette and Ryan (aka Mr Lyan) teach you how to make perfect cocktails at home for any mood or occasion.
Learn MoreLearn About Root Beer Cocktails
There’s plenty of alcoholic root beer out there—think root beer schnapps in a Pirate’s Float, or “root beer” beers infused with vanilla, sassafras, and sugar—but a root beer cocktail like the rum float, which builds on the spicy, savory, sweet flavors of the classic caramel-hued soda with a moody complementary spirit like rum is far more interesting.
A float isn’t a float without a cold, creamy component nudging it into milkshake territory: Go classic with vanilla ice cream, on-theme with a rum ice cream, or swap it out for a few ounces of either Rumchata, a spiced rum and heavy cream liqueur, the coffee liqueur Kahlua, or Bailey’s Irish Cream over ice.
Rum and Root Beer Float Recipe
Makes
1 cocktailPrep Time
2 minTotal Time
2 minIngredients
- 2 oz. dark rum, like Kraken or Captain Morgan's spiced rum
- 4 oz. root beer
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- Add crushed ice or ice cubes to a tall glass. Add rum and top with the root beer, leaving an inch or two of space from the rim of the glass. Stir to combine.
- Float the ice cream on top. Serve with a straw and spoon.
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