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Drinks For the Last Days of Summer

Let’s get into frosé, wine slushies and more 🍦

afrobella
ZORA
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4 min readSep 3, 2021

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Days are getting shorter and the night breeze has taken on a chill. The trees across the street from my window are already beginning to change from vibrant green to yellow. Right now there are days in the 80 degree range in the upcoming week ahead, but I already know what time it is. Fourth quarter, with colder seasons on the immediate horizon.

Summer began on June 20 and officially ends this year on September 22nd, but Labor Day — September 6th — is always a turning point towards the end. This is prime time for back-to-school sales and then it’s a slippery slope to apple cider and pumpkin spice season. As this upside down, too much, crazy, cruel summer comes to an end, I’m trying to enjoy these last vestiges of sunny afternoons. Let’s get into some drinks for the last days of summer — the slushier, the better.

Let’s get into some drinks for the last days of summer — the slushier, the better.

First up, frosé. Frozen rosé wine has been having a moment for the past several summers. I don’t recall exactly when I first heard the term, but there’s no doubt that frosé has become THE drink of the summer for so many. Reportedly…

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