Drink This Now: Frozen flight from Frost
Frost // Photo by Sarah Sipple
Many things about Frost Frozen Bar are unexpected. Though a specialty cocktail bar is on-brand for Westport, this playful spot specializes in slushy-style cocktails year round.
This is not a pop-up, though this writer hopes they bring back the “Bye, Buddy” holiday theme. Just as I am a supporter of hot soup in the summer (I ordered tom kha gai last night), I am also one to order a slush in the winter. I am not alone.
A standout menu feature at Frost–as if the fun of slushy cocktails wasn’t enough–is the flights ($18). Customize your own quad of flavors, mixing spirits with n/a options, presenting you with a colorful paddle of mini frozen drinks. FYI, flights are BOGO half-off each Wednesday.
My combo pictured here features the classic non-alcoholic lemonade; non-alcoholic cherry limeade; a RoyalsRita made with tequila, blue curaçao, lime juice, and agave; and the watermelon mojito with Red Bull, rum, lime juice, and mint.
Each flavor was a treat–fun and better than I expected. In fact, if my pancreas could handle it, I’d suck down a jug of that n/a frozen lemonade every day. Frequently, slushy cocktails are made from packaged mixes that rely purely on sweetness to drown out the added alcohol. Here, each flavor is created and made in-house, and they use real fruit, sugar, and agave rather than high-fructose corn syrup.
They can’t do everything in-house, but the Frost team doesn’t go far for the rest. Spirits and bar snacks are sourced locally from J. Rieger & Co., Union Horse Distilling Co., Tom’s Town Distilling Co., James Lemonade, Polly’s Pop, PopCulture, Guy’s, and more.
I also sampled the pina colada and strawberry daiquiri, and was specifically instructed to mix them once I drank each half-way. The mix becomes the Miami Vice frozen concoction.
Frost // Photo by Sarah Sipple
Another unexpected element? “We are kid-friendly until 9 p.m., as long as children are accompanied by an adult over the age of 21. We offer an extensive mocktail menu, including two frozen mocktail options,” says owner Ali Crownover.
Kids or no kids in-tow, the collection of board games, monthly activities, and a welcoming patio aid in making this the type of place where you may just lose track of time, sipping whimsical cocktails and slipping into Miami mode.
Frost Frozen Bar is located at 4141 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste 104, Kansas City, MO 64111.
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