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  1. Photo: Jason Little
    Photo: Jason LittleLa Rusa at Tanta
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    Photo: Jason LittleVesper at Terrace at Trump
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    Photo: Jason LittleGrapefruit and Mint Gintonic at Sable
  4. Photo: Jason Little
    Photo: Jason LittlePoolside at Berkshire Room
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    Photo: Jason LittleUnexpected Vacation at Drumbar
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    Photo: Jason LittleYuzu Martini at Lush
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    Photo: Jason LittleMilk Maid at The Whistler
  8. Photograph: Courtesy La Sirena Clandestina
    Photograph: Courtesy La Sirena Clandestina

    Daiquiris at La Sirena Clandestina

  9. Photo: Jason Little
    Photo: Jason Little

    Shaved Ice Cocktails at Mott St.

  10. Photograph: Anjali M. PInto
    Photograph: Anjali M. PIntoGolden Glove at Three Dots and a Dash.
  11. Photograph: Eden Laurin
    Photograph: Eden LaurinMa La Colada at Violet Hour
  12. Photograph: Courtesy Scofflaw
    Photograph: Courtesy Scofflaw

    Swizzle Seven at Scofflaw

  13. Photograph: Martha Williams
    Photograph: Martha Williams

    Eretto at Nico

  14. Photograph: Courtesy Parts & Labor
    Photograph: Courtesy Parts & Labor

    Jalisco Collins at Parts & Labor

14 new summer cocktails

Slushies, shaved ice, sorbet drinks...it's finally time to set aside your Manhattan and pick up an ice-cold summer cocktail

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Summer in Chicago is a glorious time, and the drinks are no exception—boozy shaved ice, frozen drinks and brightly colored cocktails have hit menus, and they're the perfect way to cool down on a hot day. So pull up a seat on a patio, head to a rooftop bar and order one of these 14 summer cocktails.

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  • Restaurants
  • Pan-Asian
  • River West/West Town
  • price 2 of 4

Mott St. is making four shaved-ice cocktails this summer: Rhum JM, passionfruit, Yakult and boba; Jamaica, Letherbee Gin, basil seeds and curacao; guava, hibiscus, cachaca and lemon; and Brachetto, Fernet and mint.

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Jalisco Collins at Parts & Labor
  • Restaurants
  • Hamburgers
  • Logan Square
  • price 1 of 4

The burger joint makes soda cocktails like this colorful collins with Ranchero silver tequila, lime and Sioux City Prickly Pear soda.

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  • Bars
  • Lounges
  • Logan Square
  • price 2 of 4

There's always a swizzle on the menu at Scofflaw, and the latest version, made with Four Roses bourbon, Coruba rum, passionfruit, orange, lime, grenadine and Angostura, is exactly what we want to drink on a sweltering day.

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  • Restaurants
  • Peruvian
  • River North
  • price 2 of 4

Head up to Tanta's rooftop and order La Rusa, made with pisco, St. Germain, orange and lemon, served with a cube of Campari ice, which changes the flavor of the drink as it melts. It's garnished with fresh thyme.

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