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|Rebel Lifestyle, Recipes
Your favorite root beer memories are soaked in nostalgia.
Fresh from a swim, sun dried skin. One hand grasping a sweating can of ice-cold root beer, the other rummaging a bag of potato chips.
Reclaim those endless waterside summers with Rebel Root Beer, an unconventional twist on our time-honored wheated recipe, infused with the bold and creamy flavor of root beer.
Bourbon newbies come for the classic sassafras and vanilla notes, and bourbon lovers stay for the classic kick of Rebel 100.
Root Beer Done Differently
Rebel Root Beer is no soda. And it’s nothing like mixing Rebel 100 with a can of root beer you bought at the grocery store. It’s flavored whiskey, infused with a root beer profile.
Think summer nostalgia brewed and bottled for adults. Rebel Root Beer Whiskey stays true to Rebel’s wheated, defiantly smooth roots, while embracing the live-against-the-grain ethos that craves unexpected flavor combos for your next night in—or out.
Rebel Root Beer Summer
If Rebel 100 is your house bourbon, Rebel Root Beer is that extra something. A refreshing flavor profile that goes down easy at your most relaxed summer hangs. From waves to rays, summer is full of unconventional adventures. Here’s how to add a little Rebel Root Beer flavor to each one.
Shoot the Root: A shared ritual, a chilled shot, a fun toast, a party pregame, a last-call celebration. One of the easiest and best ways to enjoy Rebel Root Beer is to Shoot the Root. It starts out strong and goes down flavorful.
Floats & Slushies: Perfect for those pool parties and summer backyard BBQs, Rebel Root Beer is the perfect pour for creating adults-only root beer floats, shakes or slushies. Add ice, ice cream and whatever else floats your highball.
Simple Highballs: Big game watch parties and casual bar nights are the best times to sip and savor. Simply mix your Rebel Root Beer with soda, cola or ginger ale. Bonus points if you add a citrus garnish.
On-the-Go Adventures: Perfect for when you can’t bring the big bottle, Rebel Root Beer 50mls are the perfect single-serve sippers for on-the-go fun. Toss a few in a cooler for a beach hang, a lake day, a raft trip, a golf set, fishing trip or scenic hike. Wherever you go, the Root is right there with you.
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Shoot the Root Recipes
Looking for more ways to Shoot the Root this summer? From coffee to curacao, check out these easy and delicious root beer whiskey drinks that take you from morning to night.
Juicy Root
Forget about mimosas. This brunch cocktail’s got real spirit.
Ingredients
2 oz. Rebel Bourbon Root Beer Whiskey
1 oz. dry curacao
.75 oz. orange juice
Orange twist, for garnish
Directions
Add first three ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain and serve neat in a champagne coupe or martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
Root Brew
You’ve had a boozy coffee drink before. But not like this one.
Ingredients
2 oz. Rebel Bourbon Root Beer Whiskey
1 oz. mint simple syrup
1 oz. cold brew coffee
4 dashes black walnut bitters
Espresso caramels, for garnish
Directions
Add first four ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain and serve neat in a champagne coupe or martini glass. Garnish with espresso caramels.
Root Beer Dream
Rebel Bourbon and its partner-in-crime, Ezra Brooks, make boozy companions.
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Rebel Bourbon Root Beer Whiskey
1.5 oz. Ezra Brooks Bourbon Cream
Maraschino cherry, for garnish
Directions
Add whiskey and bourbon cream to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a cherry.
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Ready to Shoot the Root?
Real Rebels know there’s a time for a slow porch pour and a time to Shoot the Root. And Rebel Root Beer is the fun, flavor-forward bottle that rises to every occasion. It’s got real whiskey cred. It’s fun to share with friends. And that buddy who swears he’s not a “bourbon guy?” He’ll be the first to ask for an encore pour.
Because there’s just something about those long summer sunsets. Camp chairs circled in the backyard. Grill smoke teasing the air. Fireflies starting to flicker.
Summer nostalgia doesn’t have to stay in the past. It’s so close you can taste it.
Next time someone raises a bottle of Rebel Root Beer and asks if you want to “Shoot the Root,” be sure to raise your hand. Or better yet, bring your own bottle and pass it around.