Summer’s Best Blender Cocktails

Frozen cocktails are one of the greatest perks of summertime, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite blender recipes. Whip up a batch of one of these frosty treats, kick back and take the edge off of that summer swelter.

Baller’s Margarita

A blended Margarita with a little sparkle.

Bee’s Knees

How you serve a classic cocktail when the thermometer’s hovering around the century mark?

College Radio

A Trader Vic’s Eastern Sour classic takes a spin in the blender. 

Extra Fancy’s Frozen Gin & Tonic

A frozen G&T made with cooling cucumber.

Frozen Espresso Martini

The slushie twist on the modern classic you’ve been missing this summer.

Frosty Nail

A summery take on the classic Scotch cocktail.

Frozen Banana Daiquiri

An award-winning bar’s supremely satisfying take of a tropical classic.

Frozen Sherry Margarita

A delicious update on the frozen classic.

Hemingway’s Downfall

An ice-cold smack of mint and absinthe, delivered in slushy form.

The Lushy Machine

Strawberries and red wine syrup make this gin slushy divine.

Miami Vice

This hypnotic combination of a Piña Colada and a Strawberry Daiquiri could be considered a vice in its own right.

Parson’s Negroni Slushy

The eponymous classic, blended to perfection.

Piña Colada

It doesn’t get more summery than the frozen Piña Colada.

Planter’s Punch

A frozen, blended spin on the classic rum cocktail.

Portonico

This blended green cocktail makes good use of fresh produce.

Van Gogh Daiquiri

A blended mix of of gin, ginger, jasmine, and mint.

Virgin’s Sacrifice

Riffing on the popular Bay Area cocktail Carter Beats the Devil.

Young Grasshopper

A sublimely smooth variation on the classic.