Next week the food cover is my story about frozen drinks for summer, and I’ve been making them all day for a photo and video shoot. I’m a big fan of frozen drinks, slurped poolside, on a hot summer day. (I loved Slurpees when I was a kid, too). But I can’t stand the cheapies–ones made with mixes. I positively abhor those, which have nothing in common with a mango daiquiri made with fresh mangos. I also like a drink that’s pretty new to me–the pisco sour. Last summer friends made a pitcher of them at a Peruvian dinner party, and I’ve featured it in the upcoming story. Pisco is a brandy from Peru (also made in Chile and widely consumed in Peru, Chile and Bolivia) and it really has a different taste from the typical white summer liquors. I also jumped on the cachaca cart a couple of summers back, but just recently started making my caiparinhas with palm sugar, which makes a big difference. OK, I’m ready for the beach…

If anyone has a favorite summer cocktail, frozen or not, share the recipe.