Bring on the Brain Freeze
…With one of these boozy milkshakes and frozen cocktails.
By: Sarah Hagman
Eat your ice cream—and drink it too—at Boston Chops. The steakhouse expanded its dessert and late-night offerings with this new mint julep milkshake, which has the bar team and pastry chef Olivier Maillard cold-steeping cream and milk with loads of the herb to churn out a pure white mint ice cream. That base meets bourbon and mint bitters before getting garnished with a giant chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich. 1375 Washington St., Boston (617-227-5011) bostonchops.com
Recent Inman Square addition WUBurger plays it cool with a selection of boozy milkshakes that burger fiends won’t find at the flagship Woburn location. Try the Orange Alexander, which general manager and beverage director Greg Coote says is an homage to cognac and crème de cacao classic the Brandy Alexander. This take on the treat is spiked with orange liqueur and Laird’s Applejack, blended with honey, milk and chocolate ice cream, and topped with some freshly grated nutmeg. 1128 Cambridge St., Cambridge (617-945-1703) wuburger.com
On Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8 pm, The Liberty Hotel offers a little hair of the dog—with freshly pureed fruit to boot. Held in the 2,400-square-foot courtyard, Yappier Hour (pets welcome, but not required) features rotating frozen cocktail options like cucumber and melon or grapefruit and lime with St. Germain and citrus vodka. As the season goes on, lead bartender Dave Miller is dreaming up other additions; think mango, strawberry and basil, and raspberry with hibiscus. 215 Charles St., Boston (617-224-4000) libertyhotel.com
Last summer was the last hurrah for Newport mainstay the Atlantic Beach Club, the nearly 90-year-old bar known for its popular, patriotic popsicle-inspired Astro Bomb drink. But now the folks at Charlestown’s Pier 6 are nodding to the bygone red-white-and-blue treat—and their Bunker Hill locale—with the Revolution, an icy blend of wild berry-flavored Belvedere, housemade grenadine, blue curacao and lemonade served with a cherry on top. 1 8th St., Boston (617-337-0054) pier6boston.com
The Big Chill
These local treats prove that ice cream is at its best when sandwiched between even more dessert.
By Meghan Kavanaugh | Photo Credit: Holly Rike | Food Styling: Monica Mariano/Ennis Inc. | June 3, 2016
Bring on the Brain Freeze
…With one of these boozy milkshakes and frozen cocktails.
By: Sarah Hagman
Eat your ice cream—and drink it too—at Boston Chops. The steakhouse expanded its dessert and late-night offerings with this new mint julep milkshake, which has the bar team and pastry chef Olivier Maillard cold-steeping cream and milk with loads of the herb to churn out a pure white mint ice cream. That base meets bourbon and mint bitters before getting garnished with a giant chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich. 1375 Washington St., Boston (617-227-5011) bostonchops.com
Recent Inman Square addition WUBurger plays it cool with a selection of boozy milkshakes that burger fiends won’t find at the flagship Woburn location. Try the Orange Alexander, which general manager and beverage director Greg Coote says is an homage to cognac and crème de cacao classic the Brandy Alexander. This take on the treat is spiked with orange liqueur and Laird’s Applejack, blended with honey, milk and chocolate ice cream, and topped with some freshly grated nutmeg. 1128 Cambridge St., Cambridge (617-945-1703) wuburger.com
On Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8 pm, The Liberty Hotel offers a little hair of the dog—with freshly pureed fruit to boot. Held in the 2,400-square-foot courtyard, Yappier Hour (pets welcome, but not required) features rotating frozen cocktail options like cucumber and melon or grapefruit and lime with St. Germain and citrus vodka. As the season goes on, lead bartender Dave Miller is dreaming up other additions; think mango, strawberry and basil, and raspberry with hibiscus. 215 Charles St., Boston (617-224-4000) libertyhotel.com
Last summer was the last hurrah for Newport mainstay the Atlantic Beach Club, the nearly 90-year-old bar known for its popular, patriotic popsicle-inspired Astro Bomb drink. But now the folks at Charlestown’s Pier 6 are nodding to the bygone red-white-and-blue treat—and their Bunker Hill locale—with the Revolution, an icy blend of wild berry-flavored Belvedere, housemade grenadine, blue curacao and lemonade served with a cherry on top. 1 8th St., Boston (617-337-0054) pier6boston.com
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