Shandy Khan Cocktail Recipe

About The Shandy Khan Cocktail

For football season, we had a bartender from each NFL team’s hometown provide the perfect cocktail to represent their team.

This teal-blue Shandy, named for Jacksonville, Fla., Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is made using some of Restaurant Orsay bartender Josh Strickland’s favorite local ingredients: beer from Intuition Ale Works (which is adjacent to Everbank Field, home of the Jags), rum from Marlin & Barrel distillery in nearby Fernandina Beach and a fresh Florida orange slice.

“This is perfect for those über-hot Florida tailgates early in the year. It’s bright and refreshing without being so boozy that you’re in trouble before the fourth quarter starts,” says Strickland. “If you are a savvy tailgater, you will cook up a batch beforehand and simply top them off with beer and ‘blue stuff’ as you go.”

Ingredients in The Shandy Khan Cocktail

1 ¹⁄₂ oz

Marlin & Barrel amber rum

1 oz

Freshly squeezed lemon juice

³⁄₄ oz

Honey syrup*

2 dashes

Regans' Orange Bitters No. 6

Local Intuition Ale Works Jon Boat ale

Blue curaçao

Garnish:

Half orange wheel

Glass:

Collins or red Solo cup

How to make The Shandy Khan Cocktail

Add the rum, lemon juice, syrup and bitters to a shaker with ice and shake.

Strain into a Collins glass (or red Solo cup) over ice, and top with the beer.

Float a pour of the blue curaçao on top, and garnish with half an orange wheel.

*Honey syrup: Add .25 cup water and .5 cup honey to a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir until the honey completely melts. Strain into a jar and seal with a lid.