The Sou'Wester Root Beer Float Recipe

Ingredients

• For the whipped cream
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• For the float
• 2 ounces whiskey, preferably Jack Daniels
• 1 bottle chilled root beer, like Sprecher
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, whip the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
2. To make the float: Pour the whiskey into a tall glass. Fill the glass with root beer to just below the top. Spoon some of the whipped cream on top, drizzle with the bitters and serve.