6 Easy Frozen Cocktails to Cool Off With This Summer

This article is a part of Classic Summer Drinks Week, a week of content celebrating the arrival of summer. With its tank-top weather and long days, Summer can be one of the best seasons of the year. However, the scorching heat can make it tough to spend your days outside — even if you want to bathe in the sunlight before the cooler months confine you to the indoors. A refreshing, ice-cold drink can be of great assistance when it comes to bearing the sun rays. That’s why, from July 7–11, we’re celebrating Classic Summer Drinks Week with a series of recipes, recommendations, tips & tricks to help you beat the heat. Check out more Classic Summer Drinks Week content here!

Frozen cocktails don’t need to be difficult. With summer turning up the heat, we’re all about low-lift, high-reward drinks that you can make in minutes — no bartending skills required. Whether you’re lounging poolside, entertaining friends or just looking for an excuse to use that blender, these chilled sippers are big on flavor and made to share.

From rum-laced classics to playful peach tea twists, each of these frozen cocktails delivers a dose of refreshment with just the right amount of kick. And the best part? They’re all ready in under 10 minutes.

Frozen Piña Colada

The Frozen Piña Colada is a timeless tropical escape — creamy, dreamy and endlessly refreshing. Blending smooth rum, rich coconut cream, and tangy pineapple into a velvety slush, it’s a sip of pure vacation in a glass.

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Read more: 3 Twists on the Classic Piña Colada

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Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 5 ½ oz Puerto Rican white rum (Don Q Cristal recommended)
• 2 3⁄4 cups frozen pineapple chunks
• 2 3⁄4 oz cream of coconut
• 2 ½ oz fresh lime juice
• 1 1⁄4 cups of ice
• Garnish: pineapple wedge and/or maraschino cherry

Directions

All of the ingredients go straight into a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Divide between four chilled glasses. Top with a pineapple wedge, a cherry or both if you’re feeling extravagant. If you want to drink like you’re in the Florida Keys, add a floater of 151 or any overproof dark rum.

Frozen Bourbon Peach Tea

Bourbon Peach Tea is a Southern summer classic with a frosty upgrade. This slushie has the kind of slow-sipping charm that begs for a rocking chair and a shady porch.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 6 oz bourbon (Elijah Craig Small Batch recommended)
• 1 ½ cups frozen peach slices
• 4 oz lemon juice
• 10 oz unsweetened iced tea
• 3 oz simple syrup
• 1 ½ cups ice
• Garnish: lemon wheel or peach slice

Directions

After placing all the ingredients into a blender, blend until frosty and smooth. Pour into four mason jars or glasses and garnish with lemon wheels or peach slices and mint if you’ve got them on hand. For an even easier version, use your favorite pre-made sweet tea and skip the simple syrup.

Frozen Mango Margarita

This one’s a tropical riff on the classic margarita. The Frozen Mango Margarita is sunshine in a glass — icy, vibrant and packed with tropical flair. Ripe mango brings a velvety sweetness that plays perfectly against the tart snap of fresh lime and the bright kick of tequila.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 7 oz blanco tequila (Corazón Tequila Blanco recommended)
• 1 ½ oz triple sec or Cointreau
• 3 ½ cups frozen mango chunks
• 4 oz lime juice
• 2 oz agave syrup
• 1 ½ cups ice
• Garnish: lime wheel or wedge

Directions

Add everything into your blender and blend until the texture is silky and slushy. Pour into salt-rimmed glasses with a lime wheel garnish or make it a Tajín rim for a spicy-sour twist that takes it over the top.

Frozen Moscow Mule Slush

Everything you like about a Mule — zingy lime, punchy ginger — but in slushie form to beat the heat. It’s light, bright and dangerously easy to sip.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 6 oz vodka (Tito’s Handmade Vodka recommended)
• 4 oz lime juice
• 10 oz ginger beer (add after blending)
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 1 ½ cups crushed ice
• 24 mint leaves
• Garnish: mint sprig

Directions

Add vodka, lime juice, syrup, mint and ice into a blender and blend until slushy. Stir in the ginger beer gently so you don’t lose the fizz. Then, pour into copper mugs or glass and garnish with a fresh sprig of mint.

Frozen Cucumber Southside

A clean and cooling drink with a subtle herbaceous note, this gin-based slush feels like a spa day in a glass.

Ingredients (Serves 4):

• 6 oz gin (Hendrick’s Gin recommended)
• 1 ½ cups cucumber slices (peeled)
• 3 oz lemon juice
• 3 oz simple syrup
• 20 mint leaves
• 1 ½ cups ice
• Garnish: cucumber slice or mint sprig

Directions

This one calls for a little prep to peel your cucumber, but after that, place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Then, pour into coupes or rocks glasses and finish with a cucumber slice or a mint sprig.

Watermelon Frosé

This is the drink you want when it’s too hot to think. Frozen rosé meets juicy watermelon for a light, fruity blend that’s simply refreshing. Real watermelon adds texture to this crisp pink sipper that is summer in a glass.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 16 oz rosé wine (frozen in cubes)
• 2 cups frozen watermelon chunks
• 2 oz lemon juice
• 1 ½ oz honey or simple syrup
• Garnish: watermelon triangle or mint sprig

Directions

A little forethought is required for this one; you’ll need to freeze your wine before making this wine slushie. First, pour your favorite rosé into ice trays and allow it to freeze – this usually takes a few hours. Please use ice trays. Do not freeze in the bottle, because expansion will cause the bottle to explode.

Then, add all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until it becomes  a uniform slush. Serve immediately. Add a triangle of watermelon or a sprig of mint for flair.

Want more cocktail ideas to cool off with?

Try low-calorie rum cocktails, classic beachy rum cocktails or Ice Hacks, perfect for summer.

For those born in the summer months, try cocktails made for Cancer, Leo and Virgo.