Ian McNulty's Best 'New School' Daiquiris in Nola

Scoutmaster of the local food tribe Ian McNulty leads the troops to the best new school frozen daiquiris in New Orleans this week. These daiquiris all have a few things in common: They ditch the styrofoam, showcase fresh fruit and unique or unusual ingredients/flavors, and they're all found in either a restaurant or bar, not in a daiquiri shop. Here are McNulty's picks for new school daiquiris to try now.

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• The Saint: Home to "a quartet of daiquiri dispensers, recently stocked with Irish coffee, margarita, jungle juice and a watermelon/cucumber/basil combination." 961 St. Mary St. [Brasted]
• Organic Banana: "Fresh fruit daiquiris to order." 1100 N. Peters St. [Facebool]
• Booty's Street Food: Mostly known for the Bywater Bomber, McNulty notes the newer "the Bangkok blizzard, mellow and fragrant with lychee fruit and Thai basil." 800 Louisa St. [
• Freret St. Publiq House: "The largest selection of 'new-school' daiquiris" featuring the "crawgator" rum blend. 4528 Freret. [
• St. Lawrence: The Pimm's Cup daiq is epic at this Quarter haunt. The altnerates are also worthy including the "blueberry and basil" variation. 219 N. Peters. [F
• The Rusty Nail: "Pimm’s Cup daiquiri is in constant rotation alongside the disco lemonade, a snowy whip of vodka and sake." 1100 Constance. [Photos:
• Erin Rose, Finn McCool's, Molly's at the Market: Hit any of these bars up for a frozen Irish coffee. [Yelp/AmyLynn A.}
• Spitfire: "Exotic finds powered by liqueurs from New Orleans-based specialty bar supplier Bittermens," including a frozen grapefruit mimosa made with "sparking wine, juice and a cinnamon and bitter orange." 1135 Decatur St. [

· Daiquiris With a Difference [Advocate]
· All Frozen Daiq Coverage [-ENOLA-]