The shandy is a great summertime drink. It’s refreshing and couldn’t be easier to make. Whether you make your own lemonade or make it from a mix this is a tasty drink.

By now, we’re all familiar with the cocktail culture craze. Mixology is everywhere – from the fanciest restaurants charging $15 a drink to chain restaurants trying to get in on the action of gussying up their adult beverages. It’s trendy food lingo that’s worn out its welcome only slightly less than “farm to table”. Lost in all the hullabaloo of burnt orange peels, homemade fizz and eggy foams is a category of cocktails much neglected – the beer cocktail. Well known examples are few and far between – the Shandy, anyone? – but the one most folks might have heard of is the Michelada.

The folksy cousin of the Bloody Mary, the Michelada originates from Mexico. A cooling mix of fresh squeezed lime juice, savory seasoning and cold beer is all poured over ice – salt rim is optional and a lime wedge constitutes garnish. Since I consider myself a Bloody Mary connoisseur/addict, branching off to try Micheladas was an inevitability. They’re far more drinkable and refreshing than the standard brunch cocktail and some still swear by it as a “hair of the dog” elixir. Less boozy, just as flavorful and certainly appropriate later in the day – the Michelada is a drink recipe you should know.

Ingredients:

•Beer – Wheat beer and light lagers are best
•Cold Lemonade
Preparation:
Fill a standard pint glass half-way with beer. Fill it the rest of the way with lemonade. Serve.

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Enjoy,
Pete and Pando

Mother’s Day is all about the women in our lives that we cherish. So what better way to celebrate your mom than to make her a delicious cocktail that will have her feeling refreshed

Luscious Lime Slush28 Servings
Prep: 20 min. + freezing

Courtesy of Taste of Home Magazine

Ingredients9 cups water
4 individual green tea bags
2 cans (12 ounces each) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
2 cups sugar
2 cups lemon rum or rum
7 cups lemon-lime soda, chilled

Directions
In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 3-5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in the limeade concentrate, sugar and rum.
Transfer to a 4-qt. freezer container; cool. Cover and freeze for 6 hours or overnight.
To use frozen limeade mixture: Combine the limeade mixture and soda in a 4-qt. pitcher. Or for one serving, combine 1/2 cup limeade mixture and 1/4 cup soda in a glass. Serve immediately. Yield: 28 servings (3/4 cup each).

Mom’s Red StilletoCreated by Patricia Richards, Property Mixologist, Wynn & Encore Las Vegas

2 1/4 oz. SKYY Infusions Dragon Fruit
1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 1/4 oz. Simple Syrup*
1 1/2 oz. Diced Long
English Cucumber
1 Large, Ripe, Strawberry (washed & hulled)

Directions:
Muddle cucumber and strawberry in cocktail shaker until the strawberry is pulverized. Add remaining ingredients and shake vigorously with ice. Strain over fresh ice into an old fashionedglass.
Garnish with strawberry and cucumber.*Combine equal parts water and sugar over medium heat and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. As an alternative, add 1 1/4 oz. water with 1 teaspoon sugar directly to cocktail and stir well.

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Happy Mother’s Day,
Pete and Pando

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and looking for a unique cocktail? Try a Mexi-tini. It’s a simple, flavored Martini made of Van Gogh Oranje Vodka, tequila and orange juice. The Mexi-tini is the perfect spring citrus cocktail for any occasion that brings a little sunshine to the day.

Ingredients:•1 oz Van Gogh Oranje Vodka
•1 oz tequila
•1/2 oz orange juice
•orange slice for garnish

Preparation:1.Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker, and add crushed ice.
2.Let stand for five seconds.
3.Shake vigorously for five seconds.
4.Strain into a martini glass, and garnish with an orange slice.

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Cheers,
Pete and Pando

Join us at the Beach House in North Falmouth for Unlimited tastings of beer and wine from a variety of distibutors, enjoy savory hors d’oeuvres, take part in the silent auction, and enter for a chance to win our 50-50 raffle!

Stay and enjoy music by Syndicate beginning at 10pm.
Don’t miss this exciting event to benefit the East Falmouth PTO Playground Renovation Project!

Email BeerNightTickets@gmail.com to get your name on the List! Tickets are limited, but will be at the door as available.

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Cheers,
Pete and Pando

Sparkly and sweet, this cocktail is guaranteed to make any day a “berry peachy” one! Absolut® Apeach Vodka is blended with strawberries and lemon-lime soda.

INGREDIENTS:

2 parts Absolut® Apeach Vodka
½ part simple syrup
½ part sour mix
3 strawberries
1 part lemon-lime soda

Muddle sliced strawberries. Add vodka, simple syrup and sour mix. Mix and serve with ice, top with lemon-lime soda.

” A DRINK IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO FEET IN THE SAND”

Enjoy,
Pete and Pando

Serves 6

2 1/2 small ripe mangoes, peeled and cubed (about 2 cups), plus 1/2 mango cut into slices with skin, for garnish
4 ounces best-quality golden rum
4 cups fresh pineapple juice (from a 4 1/2-pound pineapple)
Fresh tropical fruit, such as dragon fruit and
star fruit, for garnish

Directions

1.Puree mangoes, rum, and 1/2 cup water in a blender.
Pour 2 ounces puree into each of six 12-ounce glasses.
Fill glasses with ice, and top off with pineapple juice. Garnish with tropical fruit.
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” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Cheers,
Pete and Pando

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 12:00 pm Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 273 Main St, Falmouth, MA | Get Directions »
FREE

Please join us at Liam Maguire’s Pub and Restaurant on April 22nd from 12-6 pm for an afternoon of fun and entertainment benefitting the Woods Hole Day Care Cooperative!
Free to the public!

Live music and entertainment all day by the Old Silver Band, John McNamara, John and Jim, and Liam Maguire, himself!
Lots of fabulous raffle and silent auction items!

All proceeds will go to the Cooperative!

Hope to see you there!

Thanks,
Pete and Pando

Come visit The Barefoot Bars table at The 3rd Annaul Wing Fling. The Beach House will be providing us with great line up of live music for Wing Fling 2012! Doors open at noon for some of the best wings in the STATE! …<strong>Music by Dick Fiscus,The Ba HA Brothers, Face Painting by Handi Mandi & more!!!

Don’t miss out! $10 cover includes all!

Vote Barefoot

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Cheers,
Pete and Pando

April’s Cascade is perfect for this time of year (no matter what the weather’s doing) and the flavor combo of fresh lime and peach juice is perfect! What more could you ask for?

Cascade
1 ½ oz Chivas Regal 12 yo

¾ oz. Monin Mandarin Syrup

¾ oz. Fresh Lime Juice

Dash Peach Juice

Tonic water.

Shake all ingredients (except tonic) together in a Boston shaker. Pour over ice and top with tonic water. Garnish with sliced apple.” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”
Cheers!
Pete and Pando

Are you ready to get your “Hog On”? The much-anticipated 2nd Annual Quahog Republic Hog Off will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7th at the Dive Bar! Come and sample specially prepared Stuffed Quahogs from local contenders and then cast your vote for your fav…orite. Highlights of the event also include a 50-50 raffle, a DJ and the chance to win a Monster Lobstah! All proceeds benefit the Quahog Republic’s LIFE Scholarship for Falmouth High School seniors. Buy your tickets online today at www.QuahogRepublic.com, or at the door the day of the event. Only $5 per person (space is limited)! To participate as a contender, email erik@quahogrepublic.com.

” a drink in the hand is worth two feet in the sand”

Enjoy,
Pete and Pando