10 Great Blended Cocktails to Enjoy This Summer

Made-From-Scratch Recipes for Your Frozen Favorite Drinks

Summer's here and it time to start up the blender and create a great frozen cocktail. From the Margarita to the Daiquiri, a few boozy smoothies top our list of all-time favorites and they're very easy to make from scratch.

There are times when blended drinks seem like more of a hassle than they are in reality - just ask any bartender who rolls his eyes when you order another round of Strawberry Daiquiris. Yet, frozen drinks are actually quite easy and require just a little more effort than . MORE shaking up any other cocktail . If you can push the button on a blender, then you got this!

How Easy Is It to Whip up a Blended Drink?

No matter the flavor or the liquor, you will need just a few ingredients for the average frozen cocktail:

Liquor:Often tequila or rum, though vodka's a popular option.
Liqueur: Many margaritas and daiquiris require a single liqueur to accent the main flavor. Triple sec (or another orange liqueur) is used most often.
Fresh Fruit or Juice: It's summer so take advantage of the freshest produce of the season and learn how to prepare it quickly. Juicing most fruits, particularly citrus , is very simple and many fruits need to simply be cut into chunks so they fit in the blender where the blades finish off the job.
Ice: You can't have a frozen cocktail without it, so have plenty of fresh ice on hand .

Once you have your ingredients laid out on the bar or kitchen counter, toss it all into the blender, secure the lid, and hit the button. That's it, really!

Our Favorite Frozen Cocktails

The cocktail recipes below are among the absolute best frozen cocktails you will mix up. There are no exotic ingredients to hunt down, no special tricks, and no fluff or fuss. They are simply great drinks filled with fresh flavor that you can blend up in less than five minutes.

For all of those reasons, the recipes in this list are among the most popular of the thousands of blended drinks you will find. They have been quenching the summer thirsts of drinkers for years and are the perfect introductions to frozen drinks.

Once you perfect your personal blending technique (and everyone has one or two tricks), build off these recipes and have fun experimenting with ingredients. Toss in a new fruit, add a splash of juice or a bit of spice , switch out the liquor; whatever you want to do.

By the time everything gets whirled together in a blender, it's hard to make a really bad drink, so have fun with it.

What You Need: tequila, triple sec, lime juice, sour mix

The basic Margarita is very simple and it features the refreshing flavor of lime juice. This is the foundation for all other margarita recipes, so it's the perfect recipe to begin with.

What is sour mix? Quite simply, it's a sweet and sour syrup that is used as a mixer for a variety of drinks. The best part is that sour mix is unbelievably easy to make at home. All you need is sugar, water, and either lemon or lime juice (or both). . MORE It will save you a lot of money from store-bought brands and is a handy mixer to have in the bar.

Tequila not your thing? Not a problem, because the frozen Daiquiri has the same flavor as the Margarita, but it switches to a rum base.

The frozen Lime Daiquiri is another summer classic. It is refreshing, sweet, and just a little tart. Quite simply, it is the original Daiquiri tossed into a blender.

If you want to be a frugal Daiquiri drinker (and there's no reason not to be), then you need to make your own simple syrup. Do you have sugar, water, a . MORE stove, and a pan? If so, then you're 10 minutes away from having a fresh syrup for less than $1 a batch and you will quickly realize how useful it is in the bar.

What You Need: light rum, triple sec, lime juice, sugar, strawberries

Daiquiris are always better with fresh fruit and the Strawberry Daiquiri is the most popular daiquiri recipe. It's difficult to resist the mix of sweet berries and rum, especially during the dog days of summer.

Few experiences are more enjoyable than picking fresh strawberries out of the garden and blending them up with your favorite rum. If you don't have a garden, head to the local strawberry field and pick your own or . MORE check in with the vendors at the produce or farmer's market.

Whatever you do, save the frozen strawberries for winter daiquiris and margaritas . Summer is the time to enjoy this cocktail in its freshest form!

The fourth drink that is absolutely essential for any blender enthusiast is the Piña Colada. There is no doubting that as a fact and it's hard to find any adult who will turn down this boozy tropical smoothie of pure deliciousness.

Sadly, each of these top four cocktails has been corrupted over the years. Marketers realized that they are so popular that they had the brilliant idea to dumb it down and create . MORE ready-to-drink versions . Yet, if you look at the ingredient list, there's no need for that!

Seriously, if you cannot pour four ingredients into a blender and add ice (which you have to do with Piña Colada mixes, anyway), then I have to question your ability to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It really is too simple to create an unnecessary (mostly artificial) shortcut.

If you learn to make a good colada from scratch you will thank yourself. Your friends will thank you, too.

What You Need: tequila, tamarind nectar, pineapple juice, lime juice

Now that we have the basic frozen drinks out of the way, it's time for some real fun! Though these last drinks may not be as popular as the first, they have quickly risen to the top ranks for a very good reason: they're fantastic.

The Tamarind-Pineapple Margarita is an exotic taste of the tropics in a single glass. It is, without a doubt, one of the best margarita combinations you will find.

Tamarind has a sweet-sour taste . MORE that can be described as something like a lemon-infused apricot. It's unique and adds pizzazz to any cocktail it's mixed into. Two of the best flavor pairings for tamarind just happen to be tequila and pineapple, which is why this is the perfect margarita recipe.

Don't let an exotic-sounding ingredient like tamarind nectar scare you off. It's actually rather easy to find at most major grocery stores, just look in the juice or soda aisle.

What You Need: vodka, blue curacao, cream of coconut, pineapple, ice cream

It's blue, it uses ice cream, and there's vodka. what more could you want? The Chi-Chi is one of the best frozen vodka cocktails and it is a ton of fun for any summer party.

Why is the Chi-Chi so great? Essentially, this recipe is a take on the Piña Colada. It has that delightful pineapple-coconut combination, it simply has more of a tropical look, which makes it a poolside favorite. Besides that, blue . MORE cocktails are fun , plain and simple!

The Chi-Chi is just as easy as any other drink on this list. It also brings ice cream into the mix , which gives it more of that creamy, smoothie-like texture. Oh, and if you like, go ahead and switch to a coconut vodka . It's delicious!

What You Need: coconut and dark rums, banana liqueur, grenadine, banana, orange and pineapple juices

While this may not be the recipe with the fewest ingredients, it is still just as easy. The biggest challenge will be collecting the liquors, but even that is not an issue.

Simply add a coconut rum like Malibu, a dark rum like Trader Vic's, and a banana liqueur like 99 Bananas to your liquor store shopping list. The Rock Lobster is worth that little bit of effort and it's not like spirit . MORE shopping is a horrible experience, anyway.

Once you have all of your ingredients gathered, you will blend everything except the dark rum until the mix is nice and smooth. Pour it into the glass, add a rum float and the fanciest tropical garnish you feel like constructing.

One taste and you will discover why so many drinkers love the Rock Lobster. Bonus points if you drink it with the B-52's playing in the background!

What You Need: tequila, triple sec, watermelon, lime juice

What is the iconic fruit of summer? The watermelon, of course! There is no reason to pass by this blended beauty when you're seeking out the best drinks of the season because fresh watermelon is everywhere.

Once again, this Watermelon Margarita recipe is very easy. It builds on the basic frozen Margarita above and simply adds chunks of juicy melon.

You will quickly find that the Watermelon Margarita is as useful as it is delicious. Do . MORE you have melon left over from the weekend cookout? It will disappear quickly if you start adding it to the blender.

This recipe also works with any type of summer melon. You can even do a melon medley if you like.

What You Need: tequila, triple sec, strawberries, pineapple, sour mix

We'll wrap up our fruity, frozen delights with one of the best fruit combinations and a quick mental trip to the islands. It is time for a Hawaiian Margarita and you will quickly realize why this drink is on a 'Top 10' list.

Pineapple and strawberry: it is a flavor combination that was created in fruit heaven. As you may have noticed, they are also two fruits that are perfect for the blender. Preparing both fruits is . MORE very easy and with just a few cuts, you'll have perfect blender-sized chunks.

This is probably also a good time to talk about the quality of liquor in your frozen cocktails. To be honest, you don't have to pull out your best rum or tequila for these drinks unless you really want to.

Instead, pick up a decent bottle that is in a budget-friendly price range . The fruits and ice will do a good job of covering up any imperfections in the spirit and you can save the good stuff for fancy, non-blended drinks where quality really does matter.

What You Need: dark rum, coffee liqueur, creme de cacao, cream of coconut, milk

Frozen cocktails are not all about the fruit. It's only right that we finish off our list with the sweet, boozy smoothie known as the Bushwacker.

For this recipe, we skip the fruits entirely and indulge in the irresistible combination of coffee, chocolate, and coconut. Back that up with a little rum and toss in some milk for a perfectly light creaminess, and a great drink is born.

The consistency of the Bushwacker . MORE is more like a milkshake (without the ice cream) than an ice slushy. That makes it a nice change of pace that will keep your summer from becoming too routine.

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Frosty, Frozen Cocktails

Nothing's more refreshing than a cold drink on a hot day

Nothing's more refreshing than a cold drink on a hot day. When the temperatures rise, sometimes ice cubes aren't enough—you need your whole drink to be frozen. From blended ice drinks to boozy milkshakes, we've collection our favorite frozen cocktails to keep you cool on hot afternoons and balmy summer nights.

The frozen margarita is a Tex-Mex classic perfect for warm weather. We like supplementing the classic tequila, lime juice, and triple sec combination with a little frozen limeade. Using the limeade makes it easy to scale to pitcher-size batches—who wants to waste their time at a party squeezing limes? For a colorful variation, infuse a bottle of of tequila with prickly pears and use both the liquor and the fruit in the drink.

Tropical tiki drinks are perfect for summer. The Blackberry Blast is a simple blackberry drink made with agricole rum, a spirit made from sugarcane. The Pineapple Express uses white and coconut rums with pineapple, lime juice, and a touch of cinnamon for warmth.

Milkshakes aren't just for kids. Booze and ice cream make for a refreshing, indulgent treat. We have three grown-up milkshakes from the Greenwood Supper Club in Fish Creek, Wisconsin: the Grasshoper, Golden Cadillac, and Pink Squirrel. All three start with vanilla ice cream and chocolatey crème de cacao, then add minty crème de menthe, anise- and vanilla-tinged Galliano, and almond-flavored crème de noya, respectively.

Find all the boozy drinks you need to keep cool in our collection of frozen cocktail recipes.

At the Greenwood Supper Club in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, the minty grasshopper gets a soda-shop twist with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.

This fruity frozen daiquiri becomes dessert-like with the addition of heavy cream.

The Greenwood Supper Club in Fish Creek, Wisconsin mixes Galliano with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream for a grown-up sundae.

Canned frozen limeade intensifies the citrus flavor of a slushy Mexican-inspired libation. Pair it with grapefruit and habanero skirt steak, Mexican pork spareribs, or any spicy dish.

This rose-hued variation on a grasshopper from The Greenwood Supper Club in Fish Creek, Wisconsin trades crème de menthe for almond-flavored crème de noya.

This refreshing frozen drink from Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Baby's All Right gets its baby pink color and pleasant bitterness from a combination of Campari and fresh grapefruit juice, while a pinch of finely ground yerba maté adds subtle herbal flavor and a gentle caffeine kick—the perfect fuel for a night of revelry.

Sgroppino, a slushy combination of lemon sorbet, vodka, and prosecco, is common in Italy as a palate cleanser, a dessert, or a pre-dinner drink. We prefer this version by Marc Vetri's beverage director Steve Wildy, where the ingredients are whisked together to create a chilly, frothy libation.

Cinnamon adds warm spice to a frosty treat made with pureed pineapple.

Agricole rum, made from fresh sugarcane, adds rich flavor to a fruity frozen drink.

A poolside classic, this blended coconut cooler is heightened with a splash of aromatic bitters.

The prickly pear cactus thrives in the deserts of the American Southwest; its bulbous red fruit is prized for many Mexican and Tex-Mex preparations. This legendary margarita, which takes its distinctive flavor from the fruit, comes from bartender Ruben Bernal at Las Canarias restaurant in San Antonio, Texas.

Made with the South American grape brandy that's popular in Chile and Peru, the pisco sour makes for a salty, sweet, tart, and beautiful sorbet.

Punch Romaine, a rum-spiked shaved-ice palate cleanser served to first class passengers during the fateful last dinner aboard the Titanic on April 14th, 1912, was based on a recipe from famed French chef Georges Auguste Escoffier, who championed alcoholic shaved ices during the early twentieth century. The original recipe, essentially a granita, is updated here as a drinkable, citrusy cocktail poured over an iceberg of crushed ice.

The recipe for this icy take on a bloody mary is based on one in the classic Esquire Drink Book (Harper and Row, 1956).

With its deep, sweet mango flavor offset by coconut rum and bright lime juice, this slushy frozen daiquiri is perfect for any beachside getaway.

In 1971 Mariano Martinez figured out how to make frozen margaritas from a soft serve ice cream machine. The rest is history.

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10 Frozen Cocktails to Toast the End of the Summer

There's still time to drink things frozen, dammit.

There's still time to drink things frozen, dammit, so here we give you well-iced drinks for your Labor Day party in the lingering heat, made from the spirits that work best for it: rum, vodka, and gin (plus a few curve balls).

(Eds. note: Make substitutions on the liquors as availability allows; part of the fun of making your own drinks is experimenting. And by the by, here are our summer whiskey recommendations.)

2 oz. Gosling's Black Seal Rum

1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

1 oz. Five Spice Ginger Reduction (recipe below)

1 cup Broken or Chipped Ice

In a blender add ice, rum, lime juice, and ginger reduction. Blend until smooth. Float .25 oz. Gosling's Black Seal Rum on top and garnish with mint leaf. Serve immediately.

Five Spice Ginger Reduction

2 oz. Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum

1 oz. Fresh Orange Juice

1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

.25 oz. Rose Water

Mix and chill all ingredients, serve over crushed ice, and garnish with a lime wedge.

Blind Leading the Blind

Alex Renshaw, Drumbar, Chicago

2 oz. Lustau Pedro Ximenez Sherry

2 oz. fresh lemon juice

2 oz. simple syrup (1:1 Ratio)

Cut the greens off of the strawberries and thoroughly muddle in a shaker. Add rest of ingredients and shake without ice to emulsify the liquor and strawberries. Strain into blender. Add 2 cups crushed ice, blend until smooth, and garnish with a mint sprig.

1.75 cups lemon juice

1.5 oz. Tito's Vodka

4 oz. brewed oolong tea

Combine the sugar and water and let sit until sugar is fully dissolved. Blend the ice, lemon juice, and sugar solution until smooth. In a separate cup combine the vodka and tea. With the cup tilted at 45 degrees, slowly turn while pouring in the lemonade slush, to give a spiral effect in the drink. Top with a lemon wedge.

Ginny Hendricks Lime Granita

1 oz. Hendrick's Gin

.5 oz. Domaine de Canton

.25 oz. lemon juice

4 cubes of cucumber

Lime Granita (recipe below)

Muddle cucumber and basil in a shaker. Add the gin, Canton, and lemon juice, and shake. Strain into a quartino. In a martini glass, add a scoop of granita and pour the gin and Canton mixture over. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Bring 2 cups water and 1 cup sugar to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Cool slightly and add .5 cup fresh lime juice. Transfer the syrup to a large glass baking dish and freeze. Scrape the mixture with a fork about every hour for three hours. Alternately, you could just shave a lime popsicle.

1 cup blueberries

1 cup dry white wine

2 oz. Tanqueray Gin

1 lemon sliced into wheels

Chill all ingredients before adding to the blender. Combine all ingredients in the blender in the order listed. There should be roughly twice as much ice as liquid before you blend. Blend long enough to yield a smooth consistency with no large ice chunks. Pour into a wide-mouthed glass, like a coupe or a martini glass. Top with Prosecco and a wheel of lemon.

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10 oz. Chocolate Ice Cream

1 tablespoon hot sauce

1 teaspoon chili powder

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Top with whipped cream.

8 orange slices

1 cup chopped Granny Smith apple

8 pineapple wedges (skins removed)

6 oz. agave nectar

12-14 large seedless red grapes

8 oz. orange juice

1 750ml bottle Burgundy or Cabernet Sauvignon Wine

In a large container add 4 orange slices, 4 lemon slices, 4 pineapple wedges, and agave nectar. Muddle lightly. Add the wine, orange juice, and brandy. Stir well. Add in the remaining fruit to the sangria. Pour the sangria and fruit mixture into a 9x13x2 inch cake pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze overnight. Spoon the frozen sangria into a chilled martini glass and serve with fruit to garnish

2 oz. Green Tea Moonshine (see recipe below)

2 oz. Green Tea Syrup (see recipe below)

2 oz. Cucumber Thai Basil Juice (see recipe below)

1.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

Build all ingredients in a pint glass full of ice. Shake and set aside. Fill a clean pint glass with shaved ice. Clear a channel in the ice with a big bubble straw and strain the drink into the cavern in the shaved ice. Garnish it with a big slice of fresh cucumber.

Green Tea Moonshine

Mix 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar together in a pot and bring to a boil. Add 4 green tea bags and remove from heat. Steep tea bags for about an hour, letting syrup return to room temperature. Add a splash of Midori Melon Liqueur.

Cucumber Thai Basil Juice

Blend 4 cubed cucumbers (skins removed), 10 Thai basil leaves and .25 cup lime juice until mixture is very smooth. Chill for 2-3 hours. Using a cheesecloth, separate the pulp and juice. Discard the pulp and retain the juice.

Chef Jason Stratton and Adam Fortuna, Artusi, Seattle

3 oz. Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum

.5 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

.5 oz. Simple Syrup

2 oz. Passion Fruit Nectar (1 oz. nectar concentrate with 1 oz. water)

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and pour over crushed ice. Top with toasted and grated long pepper and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Garnish with a lime twist.

Must-Serve Frozen Drinks

Beat the heat with a slushy cocktail guaranteed to cool you off while the grill heats up.

Frozen Margarita

No fiesta is complete without rounds of Frozen Margaritas. We freeze our Margaritas in an electric ice cream maker for extra slushiness.

Frozen Watermelon Margaritas

With our most popular cocktail by your side, you'll definitely impress your pool party guests with a round of thirst-quenching, watermelon margaritas.

Cosmopolitan Slushy Recipe

Take your traditional cosmo to the next level with this icy, ruby-red cocktail recipe.

Mint Margarita Slushie

A super simple slushie like this one is the perfect remedy to beat the summer heat.

Grapefruit Margaritas

Ruby red grapefruit juice gives this margarita a blushing pink hue, and the more you add, the richer the color will be. Add frozen limeade concentrate for a refreshing punch of flavor, without all that squeezing. You can even make this recipe the day before your party. Just freeze until your guests arrive and then all you need to do is stir, serve, and enjoy!

Frozen Cranberry-Moonshine Lemonade

With this drink, you can enjoy your favorit holiday flavors all summer long! Just make sure you prepare the cranberry-moonshine mixture ahead of time because it has to stand and room temperature for three days. Then serve and enjoy!

Frozen Peach Old Fashioned

Try this fun twist on a classic cocktail. Served ice cold, these refreshing cocktails will keep your summer party guests cool!

Icy Vanilla-Rum Malted Milkshake

azzle guests with this made-to-order icy beverage that couldn't be easier. Kids will love these milkshakes, too; just be sure to nix the liquor.

Limoncello Mojito

Limoncello Mojito is a citrusy new take on the classic cocktail. This refreshing concoction is perfect for the dog days of summer.

Guilt-Free Piña Coladas

This guilt-free cocktail recipe is perfect so satisfy your thirst on a hot summer day. Now if only it could come with a side of beach.

Cherry-Peach Sangria

This wonderfully refreshing cocktail combines cherries, peaches, and a couple sprigs of fresh basil. Watch out--you and your summer party guests won't be able to put these drinks down!

Peach Fuzzies

Serve this festive drink at an early afternoon barbecue. Frozen pink lemonade concentrate gives the drink its color and its sweet-tart flavor base. Add vodka, water, and ripe peaches for extra sweetness, then process with crushed ice.

Porter Float

Make a simple adults-only float using vanilla ice cream, creamy porter or stout, and a flavorful garnish of fresh raspberries and mint sprigs. Enjoy with a spoon, or take it out by the pool with you and let it thaw into a melty dessert drink.

Sweet Tea Mint Juleps

This drink features the best of two classic Southern drinks: the mint julep and sweet tea. Sip on one of these cool cocktails on a warm summer day while sitting in a rocking chair on your front porch.

Minty Lime Frozen Mojito

These gorgeous lime mojitos call for Key lime-flavored rum, frozen limeade, and a sprinkling of fresh mint leaves.

Frozen White Chocolate

Drink your dessert with this decadent milkshake-for-adults. It features white chocolate liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, crème de cacao, and plenty of vanilla ice cream.

Beer 'Garitas

Drink to a Mexican-inspired evening with these tasty beer cocktails. Limeade concentrate and orange liqueur add bright flavor. If you like your margaritas bold, make the drink with dark beer. Serve in mason jars for added summer flair.

Raspberry Summer Freeze

Four ingredients, ice and a blender are all you need to fill you glass with this frosty cocktail.

Kiwi Colada

Ring in summer by combining all the fun flavors of the season. Midori (melon-flavored liqueur) and cream of coconut add a taste of the tropics to the pineapple concoction. Use green kiwi for a tangy flavor, or substitute golden kiwi for a sweeter taste.

Piña Colada

Skip the storebought colada mix and whip up your own with chopped fresh pineapple, rum, fresh lime juice, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice.

Frosty Raspberry-Lime Margarita

Have a little fun with your traditional margarita recipe by adding fresh raspberry and lime flavors.

Blackberry Pineapple Mojito

The key to making bartender-worthy concoctions: muddling fresh fruit and herbs, like in this blackberry pineapple mojito based on one at Scottsdale's Deseo restaurant.

Frozen Lemonade with Coconut Rum

One reviewer had this to say: “Made this for my husband's Jan. 1st birthday party for 30 guests. Since we live in the Florida Keys, I figured it could be served year round. It was the hit drink of the party—couldn't make them fast enough! Even the men were drinking them, and all the rest of the drinks were hardly touched. New favorite tropical drink. -KeysBet

Frozen Cranberry Margaritos

A mojito traditionally uses rum; here we use tequila instead, hence the fun title. Dip rims of glasses in lime juice and a mixture of equal parts kosher salt and sugar for a twist on salt-rimmed glasses.

Brandy Shakes

Brandy Shakes, made from high-quality vanilla ice cream and brandy, are a super simple way to cool down and relax on hot summer afternoons.

Classic Margarita

The only margarita recipe you'll need, this easy cocktail is a simple mix of shaken fresh lime juice, orange liqueur, tequila, and powdered sugar.

Orange-Cream Refresher

Reminiscent of creamsicles, this icy beverage is sure to envoke a bit of sweet nostalgia in your party guests.

Watermelon Bellini

Whip up Watermelon Bellini for a refreshing sipper--plus any summer melon will work. For a nonalcoholic option, replace the sparkling wine with sparkling white grape juice, sparkling cider, or club soda.

Champagne Mango Margaritas

Champagne mangoes make these brightly colored frozen margaritas as smooth as can be. Spicy chiles balance the fruity sweetness.

Honeydew-Kiwi Daiquiris

A pitcher of slushy daiquiris is a great way to start the weekend. You'll use about half of the melon for this recipe and the rest in Sunday's fruit salad.

Blueberry-Mint Frozen Gimlet

Juicy blueberries and fresh mint leaves make a perfect partnership in this frozen cocktail. Just load everything in a blender and whir until frosty.

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Mango Castaway

Frozen mango takes the place of pineapple in this delightfully indulgent twist on a piña colada.

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The Sicilian Slush

If you love the citrusy bite of Campari, it’s time to meet your new summer drink.

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Life's A Peach Cocktail

Slice fresh peak-season peaches and freeze them to make the base of this whiskey blender drink. Honey and cardamom add a sophisticated, balanced flavor.

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Watermelon, Lime, and Tequila

Want a new way to margarita? This tequila-spiked take includes refreshing watermelon, biting jalapeño, and plenty of lime juice. Serve it in a highball glass at your next taco party.

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Frosé Ice Pops

There’s no better way to celebrate sunny days and the beginning of rosé season than by sharing these fruity, boozy ice pops with your friends.

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Blood Orange–Champagne Ice Cream Float

This citrusy dessert cocktail is a great way to use up any leftover Champagne or sparkling wine.

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Tiki Cantaloupe-Coconut Cocktail

Fresh cantaloupe + coconut make for the perfect summer cocktail.

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Berries and Rum

Pucker up: This colorful blender cocktail is all about the sour. Combine light rum with the acidic pop of raspberries, blackberries, and lime juice.

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Raspberry and Aperol Floats

Aperol, a bitter orange Italian liqueur, takes what would have been a raspberry and ice cream shake and gives it some backbone.

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Frozen Sunrise Margaritas

This refreshing summer drink takes the grenadine and OJ from a tequila sunrise and adds the Cointreau and lime juice from a margarita. Throw everything into a blender for the best of both drinks.

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Frozen Raspberry-Ginger Margarita

Add sweet-tart flavor and a hint of spice to a slushy margarita with frozen raspberries and grated fresh ginger.

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Melon Lime Slushy

This frozen margarita is as refreshing as lemonade, with added sweetness from honeydew melon.

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Peach, Ginger, and Bourbon

This spicy and sweet combination of bourbon and peaches would be spectacular alongside smoked pork barbecue or a Southern seafood boil.

Photo by Christopher Griffith

Stout Floats with Cocoa Syrup

Slightly bitter beer, ice cream, and bittersweet cocoa syrup make for the perfect adult treat. Any leftover syrup will keep in the fridge for up to one month.

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Piña Colada

Yes, we like piña coladas, especially ones with a blend of rums (spicy aged rum and coconut rum) and a rich texture, thanks to coconut cream.

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Campari Affogato With Lemon Sorbet

Try this delicious variation on the traditional vanilla-and-espresso dessert.

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Shamrock Shake All Grown Up

Satisfy your grown-up tastes, as well as your inner child, with this boozy take on the classic St. Patrick's Day milkshake.

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Citrus-Blossom Gin Fizz

This drink is a take on a Ramos Gin Fizz, the classic New Orleans cocktail that usually requires several minutes of shaking in a cocktail shaker. This version saves time by turning to the blender instead—the result is a creamy and smooth citrus-spiked cocktail that gets even better with a sprinkling of grated nutmeg on top.

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Pineapple and Gin

Gin's floral notes pair well with a sweet fruit like pineapple. Make these drinks for a summer cook-out and make sure to serve with a spoon—they're really thick!

Vodka and Watermelon Cooler

Nothing could be closer to summer in a glass.

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Strawberry Daiquiri

With fresh strawberries, light rum, and plenty of lime juice, you'd better make a bit batch of these blender drinks. They'll go fast.

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Arnie’s Gimlet Slush

It might be hard to go back to regular iced tea ever again.

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Persimmon Margarita

Keep your frozen cocktail game strong into fall, when persimmons are at their peak.

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Strawberries and Vodka

Once strawberry season is in full swing, this is a great way to use up a heavy berry-picking haul. Freeze hulled strawberries, then blend them with vodka and lime juice to make a thirst-quenching frozen cocktail.

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Pink Lady Milk Shake

Portland-based Salt & Straw adds a drop of vinegar and a hint of pepper to balance the sweetness in this strawberry shake, plus a splash of rum to make it deliciously grown-up.

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Bailey's Matcha Shamrock Shake

For a sophisticated spin on the classic St. Patrick's Day milkshake, we've added Bailey's Irish Cream and matcha, which is made from finely ground green tea and has an herbaceous and earthy flavor. If you can't find matcha powder, use green tea ice cream in place of the vanilla.

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Mint Caipirinha Ice Pops

Inspired by Brazil's national drink, these boozy popsicles are made with cachaça, lime juice, and mint.

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BAILEYS MUDSLIDE

As it turns out, you really can have your dessert and drink it too.

Ingredients

DIRECTIONS

1 Blend Baileys, vodka, and ice.

2 Before pouring, swirl chocolate syrup around glass. Garnish as desired.

SERVING TIPS

Chill your vodka before mixing to keep the cocktail extra cold.

IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS

The martini glass was designed specifically for drinks meant to stay cold without ice.

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Frozen Cocktail Recipes

Posted on August 24, 2017

10 Summer Frozen Drinks – It’s Never Too Late!

The kids are headed back to school and August is coming to an end, but it is not over yet! Let’s not forget that we still have another 29 days of the hot, humid summer to drink through. Here are the top 10 frozen cocktail recipes that will remind you what summer is all about!

Strawberry Champagne Slushies | RECIPE

Strawberries + champagne = the classiest frozen cocktail you’ll ever consume

Frozen Cocktail Push-Pops | RECIPE

A classic childhood treat with a boozy kick!

Guava Daiquiri | RECIPE

Another frozen drink that will take you to the tropics, this daiquiri perfectly combines guava, lime, and rum to take you (and your tastebuds) to your happy place.

Cranberry Colada | RECIPE

If you love Bacardi and cranberry juice, this is the frozen cocktail for you!

The Frozen Painkiller | RECIPE

August is a hot and humid month. However, the Frozen Painkiller can, well… kill the pain! Kick the heat and humidity out the door with this frozen drink from the South!

Cruzan Chocolate Covered Cherry | RECIPE

Calling all overheated chocolate lovers! Chocolate, cherries, rum… need I say more?

Adult Watermelon Lemonade Slushie | RECIPE

If the only slushie that you’ve had all summer is from 7-Eleven, you’ve got to give this one a try. Made with real fruit and real booze, this frozen drink will make those 7-Eleven slushies a thing of the past!

Frozen Margarita | RECIPE

A list of frozen drink recipes isn’t complete without a classic frozen margarita!

Frozen Irish Banana Cocktail | RECIPE

Work too much to take a trip to the tropics? One sip of this bananay, coconutty, creamy frozen drink will take you there in no time!

Frozen Sangria | RECIPE

Our favorite part about street festivals in the summer is the abundance of sangria. Kick it up a notch with this frozen sangria recipe and bring the summer festivities to your backyard!

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Frozen Beer & Frozen Cocktails

Frozen beer is a new concept that has swept through Japan, and has made it’s way to America. It is made from NO ADDITIVES and is SIMPLY beer. Frozen beer topping can be made with ANY type of beer–from craft to traditional and keeps a brew fresh by locking CO2 gas which has a chilling effect for over 45 minutes.

Create a BUZZ at any bar,nightclub, pool party or entertainment with FROZEN BEER..

AMPLIFY YOUR MENU OFFERINGS with INNOVATIVE FROZEN COCKTAILS

There has been EXPLOSIVE SURGE in the Frozen Cocktail market.

Research shows that Frozen Cocktails are in demand YEAR-ROUND

Is EASY TO USE–simply add ingredients into machine and wait average of 40 minutes to freeze

Allows you to go HIGH-end with your own recipe or use a READY- MADE mix

Using NO ICE means NO ALCOHOL DILUTION and leaves FLAVOR profiles INTACT

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