Icy Soda
Cherry Vanilla Dr.: Spiced cherry soda with vanilla and dark cherries.

Cherry Vanilla Dr.

Spiced cherry soda with vanilla and dark cherries.

Base
Dr Pepper
Time
3 minutes
Mood
Classic, Creamy

Doubling down on Dr Pepper's natural cherry note, finished with vanilla and a real maraschino cherry. Tastes like an old-fashioned soda fountain on a summer afternoon.

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1

    Drop two cherries into the bottom of the glass, then fill with ice.

  2. 2

    Add cherry and vanilla syrups.

  3. 3

    Pour in Dr Pepper slowly.

  4. 4

    Top with half-and-half.

  5. 5

    Finish with a cherry on top and a drizzle of its syrup.

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