Category: ice
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Halloween Ice Round-Up
I'm a total sucker for Halloween, and my only artistic medium is ice, so every year I do a post or two or three with dumb stuff I've frozen into cubes, blocks, etc. Here is a round-up and gallery of some: Halloween Ice: Magic Wand and Plastic Rat Halloween Ice: Severed Hand in Ice Block…
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Here’s How to Make Perfect Clear Ice for Cocktails
Sunset Magazine published several excerpts and lovely photos in this story. Read it here, or just pick up a copy of The Ice Book, or join me in one of my Ice Bling Classes!
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A Guide to the Best Types of Ice for Cocktails
For this article on Liquor.com, writer Audrey Morgan interviewed Don Lee and I extensively. Whether it’s the mountain of crushed ice on a Mint Julep or a single oversized rock in an Old Fashioned, the right ice can set the right mood, and take a drink from good to great. “Ice serves several functions in…
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A Mention of The Ice Book in the New York Times Magazine
I had a little unexpected treat today, when I saw The Ice Book mentioned in this story "Is Ice the Ultimate Luxury?" in T, the New York Times Magazine. This is the third time the New York Times has written about my little book on ice cubes!
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How to Make Big Clear Ice for Your Distillery Bar – Distiller Magazine
I wrote a story for Distiller Magazine about the various ways to implement a big ice program. It was written with distilleries (that have sampling bars) in mind – they often have a lot of floor space, but even those with distillery bars don't often have a ton of freezer space. I tried to be…
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Smoothing Uneven Ice Spheres With An Ice Ball Press
In this experiment, I started with ice spheres made in a thermos. These come out pretty great in general, but not perfect. So I decided to compare smoothing them to see if I could make them perfectly round and with a smooth surface using these Cocktail Kingdom ice ball presses. The large first one, as…
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Using An Ice Shaver to Make Snow Ice and Flatten Clear Ice Slabs
Just for fun I bought an ice shaver (raspador de hielo) off of Amazon. I didn’t particularly need one, I just wanted to try it. It is used to make flavored shaved ices around the world. (Or Mint Juleps in my world.) To use it you slide it across a slab of ice and a…
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Epicurious: How Ice Obsessives Brought Clear Cubes to the Home Bar
I am featured in this nice Epicurious story about clear ice for the home bar. Read it here.
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Vanity Fair: The Glaciers May Be Melting—But Status Ice Is Trending
I was interviewed for this terrific story in Vanity Fair that brings together the modern manifestations of clear ice with its history as a luxury item that quickly transforms into an everyday necessity over and over again. I think the writer did a great job with it. Read it here.
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A Mention of The Ice Book in Scientific American
My fellow ice book author Amy Brady wrote an article for Scientific American on the use of ice and its impacts in cocktail programs. I consider it a success that not only did she include The Ice Book in the story, I was able to get the expression "dirty dump" in Scientific American! Read: Climate-Friendly…