Pop Out: Break the Mold With These Popsicle Cocktails

Kipp Whittaker | Jun 1, 2021 8:30 am | Add a comment | 1357 reads

While we wouldn’t recommend walking around town cocktail in hand, modernity and access to an icebox have their advantages when finding interesting ways to get discreetly buzzed. These “spiritually” defiled treats are sweet and delicious, and would most certainly taste great without liquor for those with more innocent palettes. Find your popsicle molds on Taobao or Ikea and get started with tasty examples.

Peach Bourbon Lemonade

  • 470ml lemonade
  • 140ml peach puree
  • 60ml bourbon

Nothing quite says summer like ripe peaches and a cold glass of lemonade. Oh yeah, and don’t forget the bourbon. So break out that blender that’s probably been collecting dust and mix all ingredients until smooth. Don’t add too much booze to the mix or you’ll end up with a slush, which also wouldn’t be so bad. Then pour them into the popsicle molds of your choice and freeze them overnight.

Pimm’s Cup

  • 300ml Pimm’s No. 1
  • 350ml flat ginger beer
  • 120ml water a squeeze of fresh lemon
  • 4-5 strawberries, thinly sliced
  • 10-12 cucumber slices

Desecrate this classic cocktail often associated with elite English sporting events by giving it the popsicle treatment. Mix Pimm’s with flat ginger beer and water. Squeeze fresh lemon into the mixture and set aside. Slice the cucumber and a few strawberries then place into the bottom of each mold. Top each mold with the mixture and heck, you know what to do.

Cherry Lambic

  • 350g chopped cherries
  • 20g organic cane sugar
  • 350ml cherry lambic beer

While we don’t recommend doing it with Yanjing, beer popsicles are also an option. It is best to use something sweet and fruity like a cherry lambic. Here’s how it’s done. We flash-blend the cherries and sugar, and then pour in the cherry lambic and pulse for 10 seconds. Set aside the mix until it gets flat, then pour into you popsicle molds and get those popsicles into the freezer.

Mint Julep

  • 590ml water
  • 225g demerara sugar
  • 20g mint
  • 80ml bourbon

This delicious incarnation of the racetrack classic might get you laughed out of the Kentucky Derby, but it’s delicious none-the-less. Add sugar and water to a medium saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until the sugar completely dissolves. Let it cool, then add to a blender with mint and bourbon, and blend until smooth. Finally, pour into your popsicle molds and place in the freezer.

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Photos: Ken