Root Bourbon Float

Happy Veterans Day!!!  Federal Holiday and nobody seems to be working here in DC.  So it is a good thing that it happened to fall on a Wednesday.  Yep, Cocktail Wednesday.  The other day I went to the store and they had real Root Beer on sale.  Not that caramel colored stuff that we know and love.  Real brewed root beer.  So I picked some up.  After tasting it I went through my bar and found that Bourbon worked magically with it.  Then one thing led to another and I ended up grabbing some vanilla ice cream and the Root Bourbon Float was born.

The root beer reacts with the ice cream and creates a delicious foam.

Root Bourbon Float

• 8-12 oz, Root Beer – Any works, but natural root beer has a flavor that the big boys can’t compete with.
• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 – 1 cup vanilla ice cream

Simple but tasty recipe.  Fill a large glass with ice cream.  I like vanilla ice cream with the vanilla beans in it.  Personal choice but any vanilla will do.

Next add 2-4 ounces of bourbon.  Depends if you have the day off or not.

Finally top off with your favorite root beer.

Sip back and cheers your favorite veteran.  I would like to take this opportunity to cheers all of the veterans out there that are currently and/or have served to protect this country.  Thank you and Cheers!!!