What is Shandy?
Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated.
The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade and half beer/cider, resulting in a lower ABV for the finished drink.
How To Make Malawi Shandy
The Malawi shandy is a refreshing non-alcoholic summer drink that can be easily made into a grown-up version by using alcoholic ginger beer.
I made this drink a couple of times during my Mugg & Bean internship. I hope you will love this super easy inexpensive cool drink this summer. The drink should look amazing after.
HOW DO MAKE IT
Ingredients
- 200ml of Sprite
- 200ml of Ginger Beer or Soda Water
- Bitters (Alcohol-free for those under age)
- Ice
- Orange or Lemon slice
- 50ml Orange Juice
Directions
- 1Fill glass with ice
- 2Pour orange juice into the bottom
- 3Add the Sprite and Ginger Beer/Soda water. Make sure it doesn’t disturb the orange juice in the bottom.
- 4Sprinkle the Bitters on top making sure it remains only on the top
- 5Garnish with your orange or lemon slice.
What is beer mixed with to get a beer shandy?
A shandy is a beer cocktail usually made of equal parts beer and citrusy lemon-lime soda.
Why is it called shandy?
The word “shandy” comes from the old British name “shandygaff,” a drink that was first mentioned in the 1850s relating to beer mixed with ginger ale.
It, therefore, predates the Radler, which Bavarian tavern owner Franz Xaver Kugler invented out of necessity in 1922 when his daily supply of beer was running low.