Not Harry’s Butter Beer

This is not a Harry Potter post. My #dothedont crew decided to create a new group post, the #dirtysodachallenge. This was based on a diabetes-inducing lineup of spiked soda drinks— see @what.i.drink.eat.see for the full list and description. I chose “buttery beer”, which includes root beer, butterscotch, and vanilla cream.

In order to tone down the sweetness, I first interpreted “butterscotch” as “buttered scotch” (i.e. butter fat-washed a blended scotch). Yum, right? The root beer comes from a rich root beer syrup (see post 4/24/23 for recipe) and some cardamom bitters (which bring a bit of “cola” flavor). Last, I added a touch of salt to a homemade vanilla cream. While the drink is on the decadent side, it’s not overly sweet. And dang, that cream is luscious— worth giving a try in its own right.

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Recipe

• 2oz Butter fat-washed blended scotch

• 0.25oz rich root beer syrup

• 2 dashes cardamom bitters (@feebrothersofficial)

• Salted vanilla cream*

Stir first three ingredients until chilled, strain over large ice (gifted by @iceblox_ri), top with cream to your heart’s content, and enjoy. Cheers!!

Salted vanilla cream

• 1/4 cup heavy cream

• 0.75oz simple syrup

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 5-6 dashes foamer (I used @feebrothersofficial here too)

Use a handheld frother to whip until beautifully creamy.

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