Frequently asked questions
Here’s our step-by-step guide for what you need to do to make crystal clear ice that will transform all your cocktails and drinks!
Clear ice looks beautiful in a glass. You can cut it into large, organic shapes that are perfect for an Old Fashioned or for filling up a glass for a margarita on the rocks. Clear ice melts slower. The purer the ice, the less fast it melts. So clear ice keeps the drink cold without diluting it as fast as cloudy ice. Clear ice makes carbonated drinks fizz less than cloudy ice does. Fizzy drinks taste better because more of the bubbles are preserved.
Here’s what it will look like at this point. You’ll see that our ice does have a few crystals on the outside edge: you can discard anything that’s too frosty. Important: Before using the frozen ice in a drink, allow the ice cube to sit at room temperature to temper it for 2 minutes. This tempers the ice and prevents cracking. It also allows the outer layer (and any freezer burn) to melt off of the ice. It’s just as easy to use, and it’s smaller than the cooler so it easily fits in the freezer. The only drawback is that it makes cubes, not large sheets you can cut into organic shapes. which is what we prefer for our cocktails.
Use an ice pick. An ice pick makes for those beautiful irregular edges. It helps to fit the ice into the glass. Here’s the ice pick that we use. Watch the masters. Want to make an ice sphere? Here’s a video on how the professionals do it. Study up. Here’s an article on the best ice for each type of cocktail.
That said: if for some reason you don’t get perfectly clear ice using our method, you can experiment with filtered or boiled (and cooled) water in the cooler! This may reduce dissolved air or particulates. No reviews Method adapted from Alcademics
