Dr Mcgillicuddys Root Ber

Dr. McGillicuddy's Root Ber is a root beer-flavored liqueur from the Dr. McGillicuddy's line. It is built to taste like a root beer float with the soda's sweetness and spice turned into a spirit. The details we have don't list an ABV, a base spirit, or a flavor breakdown. The notes below describe what the root beer style usually delivers, not a measured profile of this bottle. Expect a sweet, creamy-leaning liqueur with the familiar root beer flavors: sassafras-style sweetness, wintergreen or mint, vanilla, caramel, and a little warm spice. These flavors come across much like a fountain soda in a glass. Because the sweetness is high and the flavors are so familiar, Root Ber works best chilled or diluted. It is not a bottle most people sip at room temperature. Poured neat from the freezer or refrigerator, it turns thicker and a little less sugary on the tongue, and it makes an easy cold shot or small after-dinner pour in a cordial glass. Over ice in a rocks glass, a short pour slowly dilutes and stays in the dessert-drink territory that root beer flavors suit. Most people use it as a mixer. Topping it with club soda or sparkling water in a tall glass gives a lighter, less sweet root beer highball. Cola or ginger beer gives a spicier version. For a float-style drink, pour it over vanilla ice cream, or add a splash of cream or half-and-half to an on-the-rocks pour. As a cocktail modifier, it fits with vanilla or cream liqueurs, vodka, and whiskey. A small measure with bourbon or rye and a few dashes of bitters makes a root beer old fashioned, and it can sweeten a shot or shooter built on cream liqueur. Since it is already sweet, cut back or leave out any extra syrup in a recipe. At the table it goes with desserts like vanilla ice cream, brownies, chocolate cake, and caramel sauces. It also stands up to salty snacks such as pretzels and kettle corn, where the contrast softens the sugar. Keep the bottle in the refrigerator or freezer if you want it ready to pour cold, and use a small glass for neat servings, since a little goes a long way.