The Secret to the World’s Coldest Martini
One part spectacle, one part physics, Japanese-born Supercooling Magic is leading the avant-garde ice game.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Life and Times of Sphere Ice
The history of crystal-clear ice balls is less a line than it is a circle.
- story: Jordan Michelman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A New Ice Age
The Kold-Draft machine produced the clear, all-purpose cubes on which the cocktail renaissance was built. So why are bars trading them in?
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Does Water Quality Really Matter in Cocktails?
Whether pre-diluting or carbonating, in some bars, quality control goes beyond “bottled or tap.”
- story: Christopher Ross
- photo: Lizzie Munro
What Type of Ice Is Right for Your Cocktail?
Cracked, crushed or cubed? Large rock or Kold-Draft? Brad Thomas Parsons talks to some of the country's top bartenders about when to use each type of ice.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: Bill Murray Bartends in Greenpoint, Robert Simonson on the Drinks that Made his Career
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The New York Times cocktail writer, Robert Simonson, highlights the ten drinks that made his career. - Bill Murray tended bar at…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Lump Ice
(n.): A chunk of ice made by cracking apart an ice block. Though it has aesthetic charm when served in a drink, lump ice is often broken down further into…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Know Thy Ice: Why Shape and Size Matter
The cocktail renaissance that brought us better booze and fresher ingredients has also brought us better ice. Lots of it. In fact, navigating the spectrum of shapes and sizes has even become…
- story: Daniel Yeom
How Not to Be an Amateur Home Bartender
The gap between the drinks you make in your kitchen and the ones you get at a fancy bar often seems impossible to close, but just a few things make…
- story: Echo Thomas
Make (Nearly) Perfect Ice at Home
First, accept that your most meticulous efforts will probably never produce the same pristine, crystal-clear results you lust after in cocktail bars (the professionals use chainsaws). If you can live…
- story: Echo Thomas
