Panaché Recipe
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The panaché, a French beer cocktail that is equal parts French-style lemonade and lager, is a refreshing libation that’s perfect in the heat of summer or anytime of year.
What to buy: Try to find a good-quality French lemonade, such as Lorina. If you are having a hard time locating it, use a dry citrus-flavored soda.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 part chilled light lager, such as Kronenbourg 1664
- 1 part chilled French-style lemonade, such as Lorina
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine beer and lemonade in a tall glass, such as a pilsner, pint, or Collins glass. Serve.
Where I'm from we call that a Shandy. Children love them.
So the lorina is carbonated? Just checking that I wouldn't want to make this with homemade lemonade.
A variation on this is Summer Brew: 4 cans light beer, 1/2 can frozen lemonade, 1 can water, 1 can vodka. Stir and enjoy on a hot summer day. This is great for a day on the lake.
I also enjoy 'iceberg' beer, which is similar, except that a pint of lager is topped with lime flavoured slush. Very refreshing on a warm summer evening!
My fav is a "shandy" half Ginger Beer and Half Bass
Last year I spent 6 weeks in Portugal & panaché is also very popular as well. It's a great beverage when sitting around a the many sidewalk cafe's with friends. It's light refreshing and because it naturally has less alcohol you can have more without getting intoxicated. In Portugal they also use 7-UP 1/3 as the mixer with and topped of with "Imperial" (draft bear).
In the UK, this drink is typically made with Bass and Sprite/7-UP to give you a Bass Shandy. I only use about 1/4 Bass to 3/4 Sprite which is a measure more typical in the UK than 50:50.
In Switzerland (where it's also pronounced pan-a SHAY) this was the typical after-run drink. A sport drink, no? And I never had one with fancy lemonade--only with 7-up style soda.
Another favorite: half-beer & half-apple-juice.
Both of these seem to sound gross to U.S. ears, but once I force an American to try it, they're won over.
Incidentally, in the Germanic world, nearly everyone serves some version of a spritzer that they call "schorle" (shore-la). My favorite was the apfelshorle. It always seemed like the kids version of the rattler (aka panache). Coke even sells a product there called "Lift" which is carbonated apple juice (way too sweet, but...it's Coke...so...what did I expect).
In Switzerland (where it's also pronounced pan-a SHAY) this was the typical after-run drink. A sport drink, no? And I never had one with fancy lemonade--only with 7-up style soda.
Another favorite: half-beer & half-apple-juice.
Both of these seem to sound gross to U.S. ears, but once I force an American to try it, they're won over.
Incidentally, in the Germanic world, nearly everyone serves some version of a spritzer that they call "schorle" (shore-la). My favorite was the apfelshorle. It always seemed like the kids version of the rattler (aka panache). Coke even sells a product there called "Lift" which is carbonated apple juice (way too sweet, but...it's Coke...so...what did I expect).
I meant to say plenty of different varieties of lemonade/beer drinks, so maybe other ones have the half and half ratio
yummy...actually, looking at the ingredients in my bottle of Panaché, as in the real stuff cause they sell it here in Italy, the ratio is 80% french lemonade with 20% beer. Of course, there are plenty of different varieties. The alcohol content is so non existent that the bottle is labeled as non-alcoholic.
I have seen a french lemonade at Trader Joe's Maybe its Lorina
7 up or Sprite works just as well. Also, try it with Fresca.
the name sounds like a dirty word in Spanish
Yes, everyone has a different name for the shandy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandy
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In Germany, it's called a Raddler...I'm a fan of Fizzy lemonade+beer..perfect for summers
Just to make sure it's clear because Lorina makes a number of sparklinq water plus flavoring drinks, and two of the citrus ones look pretty similar.
In France, "limonade" is closer to a 7up type drink than lemonade. Lemonade is called "citron pressé", and is the combo of still water, fresh squeezed lemon and sugar.
So what you want is the product that says Artisanale Limonade on the label, not the one that says Artisanale Citron.
http://www.lorina.com/Site/eng/Corpor...
If you have a hard time finding it, 7up and beer is pretty close to the same taste.
Hope this helps!
radioactivebetty: most gourmet groceries are carrying lorina now. i believe i've seen it at gourmet garage and citarella before.
does anyone know where to find the lorina? preferably in NY?
Apparently so. And acquired an accent aigu in the process. Meaning it's now pronounced pan-a SHAY?
Hey, we're Americans, we can do whatever we want with French words!
Yes, tex.s.toast, that's right.
Panache is french for shandy?