Try four of our favorite sloshie stops!
In Jackson Hole, summer is synonymous with sloshie season, and everyday is a good day to get sloshed. From liquor stores to convenience shops, spinning in the slushie machines throughout Jackson Hole are spiked frozen beverages that pack a different punch than the slushees that turned our tongues blue years ago. Whether you’re headed north, south, east or west of Jackson, the options for a sloshie stop are plentiful.
On the north side of Jackson, Creekside Market is credited with starting the sloshie revolution back in 2012. In modern times, they’re the largest purchaser of grapefruit in the state of Wyoming, thanks to their fan favorite the greyhound. The greyhound combines freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice with vodka, while Creekside’s second sloshie spout is a constantly rotating flavor.
East Jackson may not have a grocery store, but it does have Bud’s Eastside Liquor, and the locals are grateful. If you were to ask an East Jackson resident who pours the best mudslide, they’ll vehemently insist that Bud’s takes the cake. And we’d have to agree—the boozy beverage is the perfect balance of vodka, Kahlúa and chocolate.
For those headed to Teton Village, Bodega is the place to stock up on sloshies. Knowing that variety is the spice of life, Bodega has four machines spewing a rotating variety of sloshies. Of course, the folks at Bodega have an ear for humor, and are inspired by such in concocting their sloshie flavors. Wu-Tang Cran and Lil Wayne’s Purple Drank are known to make an appearance on the sloshie menu at this Westbank haunt.
South of Jackson, Jackson Hole Still Works slings sloshies from a window to their tasting room off Highway 191. Sloshies are already notoriously stiff, but these are unique in that they combine spirits distilled on-site with freshly-squeezed juices. Away from the tasting room, Jackson Hole Still Works also hosts a pop-up sloshie stand at Slow Food in the Teton’s summer People’s Market.
Simply put, sloshies are a frozen concoction of sugar, ice, and liquor. Depending on the location, some are made with freshly squeezed juices, while others use a purchased mixer to achieve the final flavors. Most sloshies are dispensed into clear, plastic to-go cups, but some spots allow environmentally conscious customers to bring their own beverage container. At The Liquor Store, for example, they offer up to a 64-ounce pour into sealed milk jugs. Sloshie sales are legitimized by tamper-resistant tape that sellers use to seal the beverages. The presence of the tape technically makes a sloshie cup a “sealed” container in the eyes of the law.
In Jackson Hole, getting sloshed isn’t just a state of mind—it’s a verb. Get in on the action, and try a sloshie this summer.
