We had a supper club with watermelon gazpacho a few weeks ago when it was so hot. This year, they’re serving the watermelon-basil slushies at the restaurant for the first time. “My son and my wife enjoy the virgin version, and when we have company, we make a big batch in our home blender.” The Tahini Shake adds two classic Middle Eastern ingredients - tahini and dates - to make a creamy, frothy shake that can be served as is, or spiked with bourbon.Įmily Chan of JenChan’s in Cabbagetown says she’s been making watermelon-basil slushies for years and years. The milkshakes on the Rina menu include a Turkish coffee shake and a Tahini Shake, both made with gelato.

We wanted to incorporate our beach memories into our cocktails and milkshakes.” I grew up on the beach in Pensacola, and there were tons of milkshakes and frozen options. “Tal Baum, the owner, remembers visiting her grandmother Rina in Israel, where they always went to the beach and played in the sun all day. Wallace of Rina says the frozen drinks they serve are all part of the restaurant’s Tel Aviv beach vibe, highlighted by the restaurant’s huge photo mural of happy beachgoers. Use whatever fruit is fresh and ripe and add just enough sugar to get the texture right,” said Handley. At home, you can make adjustments as you go. For the home bartender, there’s a little more flexibility since they’re working with one batch at a time. “One of the things that’s really important in frozen drinks is making sure the sugar balance is correct. The bar makes both in slushie machines, and Handley says both are big crowd-pleasers. One is a frosé made with strawberries, lemon grass vodka and rosé, and the other is a spicy peach margarita made with tequila and fresh peach puree. (Styling by Phil Handley / Chris Hunt for the AJC)īar(n) Booze (n) Bites in Dunwoody Village also offers two frozen drinks, both created by Phil Handley, a partner with DASH Hospitality Group. You can choose how much Tajin to use on the rim of the drink, a frozen combination that includes peach puree, tequila, lime juice and agave nectar. Phil Handley, a partner with DASH Hospitality Group, rims the glasses for Bar(n) Booze (n) Bites' The Spicy Peach Margarita with Tajin.

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