num_pages: 160
description: Its not your mothers Pia Colada! Sophisticated flavorful with fresh ingredients and the perfect hit of booze a sloshie is a high-octane slushiethe ideal summer drink thats a far cry from the cloyingly sweet blender cocktails of yore.Written by Jerry Nevins cofounder of Kansas Citys Snow &amp; Co.named the #1 frozen cocktail bar in the United States Sloshies features more than 100 innovative refreshers guaranteed to jazz up (and cool down) backyard parties barbecues or any gathering with family and friends. And they are so easy to Based on a simple granita technique sloshies require little to no special equipment. Just mix the ingredients stick them in the freezer and wait until theyre slushy.Theres the the Whisky Smashed a frozen mint julep; the cucumber-kissed Limey Bastard; and the Sunshine Boulevard a stone-cold shandy starring beer vodka and citrus juice. The the alluringly exotic Blue Roses (featuring a bouquet of curaao vodka and rose hip liqueur). The spiced and including a Manhattan with rye-infused cherries and the Proud Maryyes thats a frozen Bloody Mary. Plus drinks with floral notes like the Midnight Orchard a beguiling combination of whiskey elderflower bitters and maraschino and a few nonalcoholic granitas to refresh the palate.The book includes recipes for the syrups and infused liquors that many of the drinks are built upon plus information on garnishes serving suggestions and other finishing touches. 
language: English
title: Sloshies: 102 Boozy Cocktails Straight from the Freezer
publisher: Workman Publishing Company