Tomorrow is the first official day of summer, but with temps getting into the 90s, we've been feeling the heat for the past few days.

You could cool down with a dip in the pool , but we prefer the tastier (and less work-intensive route) of sucking down a frozen drink.

We tried two of the newest on the market -- the Pickle Juice Slush from Sonic Drive-In and the Watermelon Freeze (with candy seeds!) from Taco Bell to see how they stack up.

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Travelers wait in Concourse F, the international terminal, at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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