California Root Beer

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Serve in a Sling glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Ketel One Vodka
1⁄2 oz Galliano L'Autentico liqueur
1⁄3 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Sling glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. TOP with soda.
  6. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Does indeed taste like root beer.

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Variant:

Bartender's Root Beer

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Mark Torre's 1984 The Bartender's Cherry, Second Edition.

California Rootbeer
1 shot Kahlua®/Coffee Liqueur
1 shot Galliano®
Fill with Cola
Collins/Poco Glass

Mark Torre, The Bartender's Cherry, 1984

Nutrition:

One serving of California Root Beer contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 11.65% alc./vol. (11.65° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
5th October 2023 at 09:36
Rubbish. Too much coffee... Best specs are 2:1:1, but it doesn't result in a 'root beer' flavor... In between that and a (Pennsy Dutch) birch beer with touch of vanilla creme. (5 Oct 2023, 5:37a)
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th July 2023 at 19:49
This was OK. The ingredients mixed tasted more like sarsaparilla as it had the bitter flavour from the coffee liqueur. It worked perfectly as an adult beverage at a picnic. Not memorable, but nice.
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