Zambeer
Sambuca stirred into ten ounces of root beer over ice. Anise sliding neatly into sassafras — an easy licorice float.
4.5% ABVLightSoft Drinks
Easy
Difficulty
2 min
Time
200 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Other
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Icecubes
- Root Beer10 oz
- Sambuca1 ½ oz
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Zambeer close to the original.
Instead of Root Beer
- Cola— classic cola instead
Instead of Sambuca
- Anisette— sweeter, softer
- Ouzo— drier, Greek-style anise
Instructions
Mix sambuca with rootbeer and stir.
Add ice.
Pairs well with
Sambuca in root beer doubles the licorice-soda effect — nostalgic sweets fit:
- Root beer barrel candies
- Vanilla cream cookies
- Black licorice twists
- Caramel corn
Similar taste
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