New frozen cocktails to sip this season in NYC

The recently reopened Skylark has four new photogenic frozens for the season and the Confetti is the most Instagrammable of them all. The ambitious mix blends blue curaçao, rosé, St-Germain, cranberry Juice and simple syrup for assured sweetness and tops the tie dye-effect result with whipped cream and sprinkles. It’s almost enough to compete with the NYC skyline views from the bar’s 30th floor perch. 

New to NYC since last frozen drink season, Sally Can Wait is serving a frozen strawberry daiquiri that adds a house rum blend and lime to the titular fruit. It’s served in a cocktail glass with a slice of citrus pierced on the rim for a vacation aesthetic by way of Broome Street. 

Popular Atlantic Avenue cocktail spot Elsa has a novel frosty libation that 90s kids and nostalgia seekers of all ages will love. The Lisa Frank Experience is made with ​​gin, blueberry, lemon and lime, simple syrup, cassis, oat milk and cinnamon. It goes above and beyond the bit with Cap'n Crunch's OOPS! All Berries on top. 

Downtown newcomer Cafe Skye opened on Clinton Street last fall and it’s heating up for summer with its inaugural frozen offering. The Space Ghost spins gin with maraschino liqueur, Lillet blanc, fresh lemon juice, chamomile tea, wildflower honey, ginger root and a very special cherry on top: an absinthe-infused maraschino.

Michelin-starred Oxomoco has been a leader in the frozen drink category since well before last year’s explosion of icy options citywide. Its recuérdame is new to the menu, made with rum, mezcal, coconut liqueur, lime juice, caramelized pineapple and bitters. 

Surround yourself with festive shades of rouge at Loreley Beer Garden, where the menu reaches beyond brews. The bar’s Frosé Flamingo is—you guessed it!—a frozen rosé that combines two of the season’s best drinks. Less expected: It’s served in a jar that’s fixed in a mini-inflatable flamingo to take home. Grab a seat near the blooming pink wall for maximum Instagram opportunities. 

NYC has a marvelous array of margaritas, frozen and otherwise, and if you wish to sample every single one in reverse chronological order, begin at Citrico Cafe, which opened in April. Its frozen margarita is also available with a variety of flavors like mango and strawberry. 

Super summertime flavors of strawberry, basil, and pink wine combine in this icy new addition to the Soho Grand hotel’s nouveau diner. It joins the menu on June 1, available at the restaurant’s throwback bar, across roomy booths and out in the garden beneath pink parasols.