Frozen Drinks for 2024
The heat is definitely on this summer, and guests are craving cold drinks — the colder the better. Spiff up your beverage menu with a few frozen craft cocktails and riffs on the classics. Here are seven recipes that we like for this year.
Sleechy (Slushy-Leechy Cocktail)
Ingredients
2 oz. Fortaleza tequila¼ oz. Lime½ oz. Lemon1 tsp. Coconut milk1 ½ oz. Lychee syrup such as Real3 Fresh lychees 2 for muddling 1 for garnish3 drops Rose water
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a blender.
Blend with 1 ½ scoops of ice.
Garnish with lychee and rose.
Notes
The mixologists at the Deer Path Inn in Chicago created this recipe.
Not Your Aunties Pina Colada
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Alander spiced rum½ oz. Aberfeldy Scotch½ oz. Field Trip squash amaro1 oz. Pineapple puree such as Lea Vergers Boiron½ tsp. White sugar3 Vita Coco coconut water ice cubes
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a blender.
Blend well with ice.
Garnish with pineapple wedge and cocktail umbrella.
Notes
D’Arel Miller, director of food and beverage at Broken Shaker in New York, created this recipe.
Smoky Frozen Paloma
Ingredients
2 oz. Mezcal Amarás Espadín2 oz. Grapefruit juice½ oz. Lime juice½ oz. Agave syrup1 ½ oz. Club sodaIce cubes
Instructions
Add ingredients to a blender.
Blend until the ice is completely crushed.
Rim a glass with salt, pour the cocktail.
Garnish with a grapefruit slice.
Notes
The mixologists at Mezcal Amarás created this recipe.
The Eden Runner
Ingredients
1 oz. Light rum1 oz. Dark rum¼ oz. 151 rum1 oz. Blackberry brandy1 oz. Banana liqueur1 oz. Orange juice1 oz. Pineapple juice
Instructions
Blend all ingredients in a blender with ice.
Pour into glass.
Garnish with a fresh orange slice.
Notes
The mixologists at the Eden House hotel in Key West created this recipe.
Frozen Jamaica
Ingredients
2 oz. Ilegal Mezcal Joven2 oz. Jamaica syrup*1 oz. Lime juice1 ½ cups Ice
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a blender.
Blend with ice.
Garnish with lime.
Thirst Trap
Ingredients
1 oz. Lemon juice1 oz. Orange juice1 oz. Liquid Alchemist strawberry syrup1 oz. Fruitful Mixology rhubarb liqueur2 oz. Aperol4 oz. Prosecco2 oz. Water
Instructions
Mix ingredients and place in a shallow pan in freezer.
Let mixture freeze until solid.
Use a fork to “fluff” into small grains of frozen cocktail.
Place into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a slice of orange and a strawberry.
Notes
The mixologists at Aba in Austin, TX, created this recipe.
Barrel Of Berries
Ingredients
2 oz. Starward Two-Fold whisky1 oz. Lime juice¾ oz. Simple syrup4 oz. Water½ oz. Raspberry puree½ oz. Crème de mure
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a blender.
Add ice and blend.
Pour into coupe glass.
Garnish with a colorful straw.
Notes
The mixologists at Starward created this recipe.
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