Three To Try: Boozy Slushies To Slurp Up the Last of Sydney’s Summer Fun

Unlike some people, I love summer. The sun, the swims, the outdoor dining. And if you’re sweaty, simply use it as a reason to order a cold drink – maybe a boozy slushie? The following three are all ripper options.

Lottie’s Rosa Rosada

This frose (frozen rose) mixes two local boozes (Archie Rose’s Sydney-made white cane rum and Hunter Valley’s Usher Tinkler rose) and Xila, a bitter, red, slightly spicy small-batch aperitif made in a micro-distillery in Mexico City. Papaya and strawberries keep everything sweet. The icy, synset-hued cocktail arrives in a holiday-coded hurricane glass, topped with a marigold. It’s ideal with a few poolside snacks at The Eve.

8 Baptist Street, Redfern

Silver’s Motel’s Midori Splice

This twisted green-and-yellow slushie is looked after by some of our best bar talents – and it’s as silky as they come. Pineapples ripen in-house before being cold-pressed for their sunny juice. Then coconut cream, Malibu and coconut vodka get involved. The pastel-green half keeps the pine profile going, with melon and Midori too. Arrive at your leisure – this splice is kept perpetually fluffy by churning in a granita machine.

187 Enmore Road, Enmore

El Primo Sanchez’s Horchata Colada

Horchata is a milky rice-based drink seen all over Mexico. Here, at the newest home for the El Primo party, it’s taken to the boozy side. This Colada is cinnamon-spicy, creamy, and sweet with condensed milk. Macadamias give it a buttery depth (and local edge), while coconut takes it to the tropics. The dose of Patron tequila means it’s prime for powering that teeny karaoke room.

410 Crown Street, Surry Hills