The clink of ice in a glass, the clatter of a good shake, the smooth stream of a measured pour — the sounds of cocktail hour can be a balm. But there are times when you just want the drink, not the multistep ritual or the cleanup. Enter freeze-ahead cocktails, ideally suited to pouring and drinking à la minute.
The freeze-ahead method is almost too easy: Prebatch your chosen cocktail, chill overnight in the freezer, pour. But as simple as this is, the resulting drinks are as nuanced and texturally complex as they are efficient. A long freeze smooths the harsher edges of high-proof spirits and also shifts the cocktail’s final consistency, resulting in a well-rounded drink with a velvety, rich mouthfeel.
Spirit-forward drinks without perishable ingredients are the most freezer-friendly as their higher alcohol content prevents them from freezing fully through. This means many boozy cocktail-hour darlings — martinis, Manhattans, Negronis and so on — make the frozen cut. Batch and pour one of the aforementioned classics or reach for recipes that take a bit of creative liberty while maintaining a high-ABV status.
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