(real) Root Beer

Oh my goodness, I just found my birthday present to myself:

New Product Celebrates American ‘Roots’

It’s called ROOT , and it is the first true American Liqueur in nearly 100 years. Unlike anything on the market today,  ROOT Liqueur is new, but has classic…roots, and is a certified 100% organic spirit, produced for the Art in the Age brand.

The Root of All Deliciousness

The wait is finally over. After what seemed to be an eternity, the bottle of Root I ordered nearly 2 weeks ago arrived yesterday afternoon (Woohoo!) …and I’m here to tell you, it’s worth every single highly-anticipated second of that wait time. In fact, I cracked it open just as soon as I got home last night.

Getting to the Root

Guide to Drinking Root Liqueur

Old-fashioned investigative journalism isn’t dead. At least not yet. When Art in the Age launched its root beer-flavored tipple, Root liqueur, we pumped local barkeeps for the on- and off-the-menu scoop.

Sip of the Forbidden ROOT

By Bryce • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: FOOD AND TRAVEL

That’s right.  Forbidden root, not fruit.  In our never-ending quest for the perfect exotic cocktail here at TheLuxurySpot.com, we came across Root: a magical mixture of all things wild and good and fermented to perfection.  Root tea goes back hundreds of years to when the settlers stole the recipe from Native Americans (along with their land).  Over generations the popularity and strength grew, until finally a pharmacist actually removed the alcohol (schmuck) and created Root Beer.  Heck, the lovely people at Root put it all back in… and now we’ve got 80 proof root beer, only better.  Seriously, make a float with this stuff and you’ll be in heaven.  As you can tell, our official taste tester thought it was delicious.

ROOT LIQUEUR

Thick with birch bark, this 80-proof spirit tastes so close to its tempered cousin, root beer - diluted during the temperance movement - that you'll be tempted to pour it over ice cream ($39; artintheage.com).

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