Winter Doldrums Got You Down?

Have a drink! It's called South of the Border Cerveza Cocktail. >It's quite simple and works well whether you're looking out the back window at a snow covered lawn in Indiana or the sea oats surrounding the path to the beach.

In a tall glass:

Squeeze the juice of half a lime.

Drop a manzanilla or jalapeno stuffed olive.

Pour a dollop of the olive juice.

Shake several drops of Tropical Pepper Company's XXtra Hot Habanero Pepper Sauce.*

Pour 1 bottle of Pacifico Clara beer.**

*The type of hot sauce isn't essential, so use what you like or what you have on hand. I prefer something with heat to interact with the cold temperature of the beer.

**If you don't have Pacifico, give Carta Blanca a try. Those are options 1 and 1A. You can always go with Modelo, Tecate, or Corona if limited. In perfect conditions, the beer will be iced. Electric refrigeration will work as well.

Upon completion of consumption, eat the olive, use the other half of lime, and start a new!