13 Frozen Cocktail Recipes Worth the Brain Freeze

The Best Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

Our recipe for a frozen strawberry daiquiri uses the same ratio of rum, lime juice, and simple syrup, then adds two strawberries and just a pinch of salt. Be sure to taste and adjust as you go, though—different rums and different strawberries can taste wildly different.

The Best Frozen Daiquiri

Forget your daiquiri preconceptions—at its purest the cocktail is a delicious mix of rum, lime juice, and sugar. We recommend going with an assertive dark rum since chilling a spirit mutes its flavors somewhat. We like to sweeten the drink with turbinado sugar, which has a more robust flavor than granulated sugar.

Ultra-Tropical Piña Colada

There are no artificial flavorings here—our piña colada gets its tropical taste from coconut cream and ripe pineapple. To let those natural flavors shine, we freeze all the ingredients before blending, which means less ice and less dilution.

Frozen Fernet Daiquiri

A daiquiri shouldn't be overly sweet if you make it properly, but if you're still looking for a sharper edge, consider replacing half an ounce of the rum with Fernet Branca, which will give the drink a bitter, minty bite. Fernet can be an intimidating spirit, and this is as easy an introduction as you will find.

Frozen Gin and Tonic

There's no reason blender drinks have to be sweet. If you want something a little more bracing, try this frozen take on the classic G&T. Rather than using tonic water (believe us, you don't want to pour that into the blender), we flavor the cocktail with concentrated tonic syrup.

Frozen Negroni

If our frozen gin and tonic is up your alley, then you'll enjoy this frozen Negroni. We use the traditional mixture of gin, Campari, and vermouth, but instead of a 1:1:1 ratio, we cut back on the Campari and vermouth.

Frozen Mezcal Palomas

This recipe is inspired by the Paloma—a simple highball of grapefruit soda spiked with tequila—but replaces the soda with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, lime juice, and honey. Instead of tequila we use mezcal, which adds a savory complexity. Just a pinch of salt helps bring out the character of the smoky spirit.

Frozen Jungle Bird

We have to tip our hat to Chicago's Three Dots and a Dash for inspiring this version of the Jungle Bird. The rich, bittersweet cocktail is made with the classic combination of pineapple, lime, Campari, and rum (we go with both blackstrap and Navy-strength). Maple syrup sweetens the drink while also adding some depth.

Frozen Blood and Sand

This fruity, spicy cocktail gets its sweetness from fresh blood orange juice and Luxardo cherry syrup, which complements the woody, smoky flavors of peated Scotch whiskey.

The Best Frozen Lime Margaritas

You didn't think we'd make it all the way through this list without mentioning the margarita, did you? The most iconic blended drink is also one of the easiest to make—when all the recipe calls for is tequila, triple sec or Cointreau, lime juice, and simple syrup, there's no good reason to even consider using sour mix.

Whiskey Sour Slushies

This frozen spin on the whiskey sour is made with a tart lemon slush and has a faint kick of whiskey. You can adjust the whiskey to your taste, and go as high as 50/50 whiskey and slush if you'd like. For additional sweetness, line the bottom of your cup with a spoonful of red wine syrup, which will turn the drink into a frozen approximation of a New York sour.

Aperol Spritz Granita

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