Ice Cubes Discussion

[LineSkiCat14]

Ball ice is cool for the first month. Than you realize just how much easier it is to make a tray of large cubes. Same size as the sphere more or less.

Honorable mention to the ol' Lewis bag and mallet approach for crushed ice. That's next level.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I tried the big ice ball but it didn't do it for me. I get the appeal/point, but I guess I like at least a LITTLE dilution

 

[HymanKaplan]

Lineski - along those lines; A big, old school block of ice, and an ice pick, breaking off chunks of your desired ice is OG, and there is absolutely no better ice for "on the rocks"
It's incomparable for that application.
( and the whisky dulls the pain, as you're driving to get your tetanus shot, after you send that ice pick through the web of your hand)

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Yeah you can get crazy with Ice. And you're right, large sphere and cubes will make for a stiffer drink, and sometimes that's good, and sometimes not so much.

Back when I was messing with mixology (when I didn't have a wife and kid), I was messing with various ice molds and trying to find a way to make clear ice. The only way to really do it from home, is to get a small cooler and use the Directional Freezing method.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Yeah, it ends up being WAY more work than it's worth.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Yeah, it ends up being WAY more work than it's worth.

At the end of the day, I'm just trying to get a glow on hahaha. We don't need to church it up, just give me a rocks glass.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Sage words

 

[megablue]

What is your favorite “cut” of ice? Cubes, crushed, pellet, shaved, ball, etc.

Personally I prefer ball. Preferably little balls. They don’t melt as fast and there’s nothing quite like the feeling of sucking on some balls. Ice balls that is.

Pellets and crushed

 

[roguemocha]

Scotch at 10:30 in the morning on a weekday, well 10:30 in the morning on ANY day is, well, it more than likely indicates a problem/a shit ton of baggage. LOL


Even "I" can't fathom THAT.

Listen, different places like the Keys have weird rules, work schedules and lifestyles. So drinking, even liquor at 10a is no big deal but drinking scotch that early ANYWHERE is a big deal, you’ve got way bigger problems than drinking if that’s where you’re at in life …UNLESS you’re 85+.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Listen, different places like the Keys have weird rules, work schedules and lifestyles. So drinking, even liquor at 10a is no big deal but drinking scotch that early ANYWHERE is a big deal, you’ve got way bigger problems than drinking if that’s where you’re at in life …UNLESS you’re 85+.

In these vacation destinations, it's almost normal to start boozing at breakfast. But at the same time you (generally), don't go hard all day. It's like you have a constant level of feeling good, all day. Instead of that mad rush of drunkenness when you start at 6pm.

 

[roguemocha]

True, but again, scotch at 10a the stock market better have bottomed out or your wife left you for me or something, idk.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

What is the kind that's kinda like a cube, but has an indention (for lack of a better term)?

Anyway. That's my ice champ. I lean toward any cut that will last a long time in the Yeti.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

True, but again, scotch at 10a the stock market better have bottomed out or your wife left you for me or something, idk.

Oh for sure.. the only thing before noon would be like Mimosas or a beach tiki type of drink or even some scotch.

 

[KyCatFan]

 

[Creed Bratton]

We’re on pace for a 13% decline in ice cubes by the year 2045. I guess what I’m saying is enjoy your precious little ice cubes while you can, rubes.

 

[J_Dee]

Every once in a while I drop by the Circle K near my house for a huge Ale-8 with pellet ice and a Cow Tale. I probably wouldn't stop there if it didn't have the pellet ice.