The Brandy Bar + Cocktails

Wed 3/16 – 4-9:00 PM. Come celebrate the eve of St. Patrick’s day with our $5 green sangria specials! Made from a nice white wine, brandy, and green fruits, this will be a refreshing introduction to our St. Patrick’s day green cocktails. 

 

 

Thurs 3/17 – 4-9:00 PM – St Patty’s Green Cocktails

PATTY’S TRIVIA:

• Blue was the color originally associated with St. Patrick, but green is now favored.
• The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the American colonies was held in New York City on this day in 1762.
• Patrick’s Day is the traditional day for planting peas, even in the snow!
• Cabbage seeds are often planted today, too, and old-time farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes!

  BUT NOW BACK TO FACTS:

  Who? St. Patrick was patron saint and national apostle of Ireland and credited with successfully bringing Christianity to Ireland.

  For real? Definitely existed but did he really drive the snakes out of Ireland? Probably not, since snakes weren’t native to Ireland.

  Brief bio? St. Patrick was born in Britain as Maewyn Succat. At age 16  (around A.D. 400), he was kidnapped from his home on the west coast and carried off to Ireland to become a slave who worked as a shepherd. After six years, he escaped; upon returning home, he received his calling (in a dream) to preach the Gospel. He spent the next 15 or so years in a monastery, preparing for his missionary work. When he became a priest, his name was changed to Patricius, and eventually, Patrick. Although some Christians lived in Ireland at the time, it was Patrick who spread Christianity throughout the land and brought an organized church into existence.

  FRISKY BRISKY – Brandy, Honey Brandy, fresh orange juice, bitters;  GREEN BEAST – Absinthe, lime juice, water ; GREEN HOLIDAY – Brandy, Limoncello liqueur, lemon grass bitters, lime juice, Agave nectar;  IRISH COFFEE – Hot coffee, brown sugar, Kahlua and brandy – served with whipped cream; SHAMROCK SHAKER – Kahlua, Amaretto, light cream    

  Worldly flight 1/2 price      

   

Wed 3/9 – 7-9 PM – In the Company of Writers presents a series of personal and conversational dialogues featuring guest writers/poets followed by an open mic forum. The Chicago blues music of “Mr. Jimmy,” welcomes you, continues during intermission and closes the evening. The next in the series features John Desjarlais, a published author, and speaker. In-person sign-ups for open-mic are 6:30 – 7:00 pm and guest authors begin at 7:00 – 8:00 pm with open-mic readings from 8:15 – 9:00 pm.  If interested in reading your work, you may sign up at the door or online at https://thebrandybar.com/writers-open-mic/   Presentations are limited to five minutes.  A former producer with Wisconsin Public Radio and retired professor of journalism and English, John Desjarlais writes historical novels and contemporary mysteries. His first novel, The Throne of Tara: A Novel of Saint Columba, was a Christianity Today Reader’s Choice Award nominee, and his medieval thriller, Relics, was a Doubleday Book Club Selection. Bleeder, Viper (a Catholic Arts and Letters Award nominee), and Specter constitute the ‘Higher Mysteries’ series. Blood of the Martyrs and Other Stories collects short fiction previously published in a variety of literary journals. This event is free. 

Thurs 3/10 – 4-9:00 PM – Monarch Butterfly Cocktail Specials –  The annual migration of North America’s monarch butterfly is a unique and amazing phenomenon.  The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Unlike other butterflies that can overwinter as larvae, pupae, or even as adults in some species, monarchs cannot survive the cold winters of northern climates. Using environmental cues, the monarchs know when it is time to travel south for the winter. In 2022 the stirring have begun and the Monarchs are poised to fly back east. Monarchs use a combination of air currents and thermals to  travel long distances. Some fly as far as 3,000 miles to reach their winter home!

North Carolina’s Monarchs make a second home in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico while the Monarchs in Western North America (west of Rocky Mountain range) overwinter from October to late March along the Pacific coast near Santa Cruz and San Diego in California. Monarchs roost for the winter in oyamel fir forests at an elevation of 2,400 to 3,600 meters (nearly 2 miles above sea level) where the humidity assured the temperature is high enough so they will not need to use their fat reserves. Monarchs cluster together to stay warm. Tens of thousands of monarchs can cluster on a single tree. Monarchs can travel between 50-100 miles a day; it can take up to two months to complete their journey. The farthest ranging monarch butterfly recorded traveled 265 miles in one day.

Monarch – CB Frost, gin, Elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, agave syrup, mint leaves           

Float Like A Butterfly – CB Frost, gin, honey syrup, lemon juice, chamomile bitters, Champagne topper

Electric Blue Butterfly– CB Frpst, curacao, lemonade, Sprite                                                          

Hookah Butterfly – Cherry brandy, rum, curacao, Sprite                                                       

Violet Butterfly – CB Frost, lemon juice, hyacinth syrup, cucumber                                   

Fruit Flight (1/2 price)