[Dr. Sivana]

The drink also goes by the name sarsaparilla, largely because it was originally made using Sassafras roots.

No. Root Beer and Sarsaparilla are different drinks. They are no more the same drink than Root Beer and Birch Beer, or Root Beer and Moxie.

[ferret_airlift]

Right, root beer is from sassafras roots and sarsaparilla is shockingly, from sarsaparilla roots. I would call it smoother than root beer. I’ve had a go at making both, not to my satisfaction.