If you’re looking for a delicious way to beat the heat this summer, look no further than frozen cocktails.

These frosty drinks will keep you cool, whether you’re chilling poolside, manning the grill at a backyard barbecue or simply hosting friends for a seasonal soiree. Here, four frozen cocktails from the pros that will give you a reason to dust off that blender.

Rum

Frozen Mojito

by Geno Marron, Dune Burgers on the Beach at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, FL

Ingredients

• 4 oz. Lime Juice
• 1 oz. Agave or Simple Syrup
• 7 Mint Leaves
• 1/2 oz. White Rum
• 1/2 oz. Bacardi Orange
• 1/2 oz. Bacardi Limon
• 1/2 oz. Bacardi Peach

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients to a blendier with ice and blend.
2. Garnish with the mint leaves.

Photo by Denny Culbert

Fortified Wine, Gin, Liqueur

A Snowball's Chance

by Bryson Downham, Toups South in New Orleans, LA

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. London Dry Gin
• 1/2 oz. Carpano Bianco
• 1/4 oz. Suze
• 2 Tbsp. Blood Orange, Strawberry Granita, or Italian Ice
• Prosecco (to Top)

Preparation

1. Add gin, Carpano Bianco and Suze to a mixing glass with ice.
2. Stir and strain into a coupe.
3. Add the blood orange, strawberry granita, or Italian ice.
4. Top with Prosecco.

Rum

Welcome to the Jungle

by Jordan Deis, Compère Lapin in New Orleans, LA

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 oz. Pineapple Rum
• 1 1/4 oz. Overproof Rum
• 1 1/4 oz. Hibiscus Syrup
• 2 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
• 1/2 oz. Lime Juice

• 1/3 oz. Salers Gentian Liqueur
• 3/4 oz. Cap Corse Blanc Vermouth
• 3/4 oz. Lime Cordial
• 3/4 cup Ice
• Fresh Mint Leaves (to Garnish)

Preparation

1. Blend all ingredients, except for the mint.
2. Garnish with mint and serve.

Aperitivo, Vodka

Tropic Like It's Hot

by Sally Gatza, L.A. Jackson Bar in Nashville, TN

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. Vodka
• 1 oz. Coconut Cream
• 1/2 oz. Aperol
• 1/2 oz. Passion Fruit Puree
• 1/4 oz. Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz. Lemongrass Syrup*
• 1 cup Ice
• Orchid (to Garnish)

Preparation

1. Combine all ingredients, except for the garnish, in a blender and, blend until smooth.
2. Garnish with an orchid.

*Lemongrass Syrup

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Ingredients

• Sugar
• Water
• Lemongrass

Preparation

1. Heat equal parts sugar and water to form a simple syrup.
2. Cut lemongrass and slap between palms to express oil.
3. Steep leaves in simple syrup overnight.