# Ice cream cocktails? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213 "2008-06-25T19:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/21 "2008-06-27T21:32:43Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] My friend said that someone made him a beer float one time and it was excellent. They used a high-quality vanilla ice cream in a very dark beer (Guinness stout?) I don’t drink beer so I don’t know if it would be good, but he swears it was awesome. [/QUOTE] This is what I came into say. A nice, smooth stout, such as Brooklyn Chocolate Stout, or Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, with a scoop of vanilla. Shot of flavored vodka optional. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/22 "2008-06-27T22:52:50Z")
[QUOTE=Hazle Weatherfield] Ok, I am intrigued! There are a ton of recipes for this out there, all of which look pretty damned tasty…what’s your recipe? [/QUOTE] This is the closest recipe I could find to what my parents made- neither can remember specifically, but both agree that this is close: 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 ounce Kahlua 1 ounce creme de cacao 1 ounce vodka blend up in blender. Serve in wine glass. As I remember, it was kind of the thickness of a Wendy’s Frosty, and was served with a spoon. There are a million variations of this drink- some frozen, some not- here are a few ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-cocktails/454213/23 "2008-06-28T03:28:09Z")
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