Dirty Soda Bar

Name: Dirty Soda Bar
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 drinks
Ingredients: 8 cans (12 oz) soda: cola, root beer, Dr Pepper-style or lemon-lime (regular or diet); ½ cup coconut syrup; ½ cup vanilla syrup; ½ cup half-and-half or coconut cream; 4 limes, in wedges; pebble or crushed ice

The Alchemist's Fountain

Soda, a shot of flavored syrup, a squeeze of lime and a float of cream. Set it up as a bar and let everyone mix their own; kids make excellent Alchemists here.

Make-aheadVegetarian

Prep10 min

Cook—

Total10 min

Yield8 drinks

At the table: Keep the cream on ice and out no more than 2 hours.

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Ingredients

Party size

As written: 8 drinks.

The bar

8 cans (12 oz) soda: cola, root beer, Dr Pepper-style or lemon-lime (regular or diet)
½ cup coconut syrup
½ cup vanilla syrup
½ cup half-and-half or coconut cream
4 limes, in wedges
pebble or crushed ice

Method

Chill the sodas and cream. Set out the ice, syrups, cream (in a bowl of ice) and lime wedges with a jigger or tablespoon.
To build one: fill a glass with ice, add 1 to 2 tablespoons syrup, and top with soda.
Squeeze in a lime wedge, float 2 tablespoons cream on top, and stir at the table.

Make ahead

Chill everything the day before.

Holding

Keep the cream on ice and out no more than 2 hours.

Allergens

Contains milk (unless coconut cream). Always check labels on packaged ingredients.

Notes

Cola and Dr Pepper-style sodas contain caffeine; root beer and lemon-lime usually do not, which matters for younger players late in the evening.

Tavern Night

This dish's twist table (d6)

1–2	The classic stands. No twist. Cook it as written.
3	Herb swap. Add a sprig of mint to each glass
4	Acid strike. Swap lime for a squeeze of orange
5	Plating challenge. Name house combos on a card (Dr Pepper-style + coconut + lime + cream is the classic)
6	Host's boon. The Host picks any twist above, or the table invents one. The safety rule still applies.

Roll before you start cooking. No twist ever changes a time, a temperature or how done something must be.