The Best Icy Drinks for Chilling Out During NYC’s Hot Hot Summer
From a world-class frosé and reimagined Aperol Spritz to frozen tropical concoctions and a colorful twist on a classic tiki cocktail.
New York’s top frozen cocktails include, from left: Purple People Eater (Thief); Get Shislik’d (Laser Wolf) (Photographer: Michael Persico); and the Grasshopper
(Emmett’s on Grove).
There’s no denying the cooling relief of a frozen cocktail. And with temperatures in New York climbing into the 90s, as they have been in so many heat wave stricken cities around the world, drink sales are spiking.
“We can serve over 150 Sangre de Mezcal cocktails,” says Christopher Reyes, co-owner of the hit Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Mexican haunt Aldama, about any given hot Friday or Saturday. The frozen mix of mezcal, vermouth, and hibiscus is consistently the most popular cocktail sold from June to September—no small thing for a place with destination margaritas.