ALPINE
FROST
With pleasantly bitter Jägermeister
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce Jägermeister
1 ounce peach schnapps
1 ounce heavy cream
cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
BANANA
CREAM
A cool way to get your potassium
1 ounce light cream
1 ounce crème de banane
1 ounce heavy cream
Half a medium-size banana
cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
BANANAS
FROSTER
For cooling off in a Caribbean cabana
½ ounce Captain Morgan rum
½ ounce crème de banane
1 medium banana
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Cinnamon for sprinkling
Combine rum, liqueur, banana, and ice cream in blender. Blend until smooth, pour into glass, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
THE
BLIZZARD
Wallops of flavor
1 ounce brandy
1 ounce light rum
1 ounce Baileys Irish Cream
1 ounce Tia Maria
1 splash light cream
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Nutmeg for sprinkling
Combine liquid ingredients and ice cream in blender. Blend until smooth, pour into glass, and sprinkle with nutmeg.
BLOODY POM
BLOODY
POM
A favorite in Australia
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces pomegranate juice
½ cup crushed ice
Combine vodka, juice, and ice in blender. Blend until smooth, pour into glass.
BLUEBERRY
CHILL
A no-nonsense blueberry freeze
2 ounces Smirnoff Blueberry vodka
1 cup fresh blueberries
½ cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
BLUE
VELVET
With black raspberry and melon liqueurs
1 ounce Chambord
1 ounce Potter’s melon liqueur
½ cup vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream for topping
3 or 4 drops blue curaçao for drizzling
Combine liqueurs and ice cream in blender. Blend until smooth and pour into glass. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with blue curaçao.
CARIBBEAN
COOLER
A short trip to Barbados by way of Japan and Germany
1 ounce Malibu rum
1 ounce Midori
1 ounce peach schnapps
1 ounce lime juice
cup crushed ice
Thin slice honeydew melon for garnish
Combine liquid ingredients and ice in blender. Blend until smooth, pour into glass, and garnish.
CHARLOTTE’S
MUDSLIDE
The secret is in the vanilla bean ice cream.
2 ounces Baileys Irish Cream
2 ounces Kahlúa
2 ounces vanilla-flavored vodka
2 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
DARK
CHERRY
DREAM
For Cherry Heering lovers
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce Cherry Heering
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
¼ cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
FROSTED
APRICOT
STINGER
With apricot brandy and crème de menthe
1 ounce apricot brandy
1 ounce white crème de menthe
1 ounce white crème de cacao
1 ounce orange juice
cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.
FROSTY
BLUE
UMBRELLA
The answer when a summer storm keeps you indoors?
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce white crème de cacao
½ ounce blue curaçao
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
¼ cup crushed ice
Combine ingredients in blender, blend until smooth, and pour into glass.