How To Make Clear Ice

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Create beautiful, clear ice without expensive equipment. Using a process called "directional freezing", I'll teach you how to make perfectly clear ice balls, cubes, and sticks. 

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EQUIPMENT

1. Small cooler
2. Serrated knife
3. Mallet
4. Sphere ice mold
5. Shaker tin

Or try the new Tovolo clear ice system for clear cubes and spheres

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COCKTAIL RECIPES

Maple Old Fashioned

• 2 oz (60ml) bourbon
• 1 bar spoon of grade A maple syrup
• 2 dashes angostura bitters
• 2 dashes orange bitters

1. Add bourbon to a mixing glass
2. Measure maple syrup into bar spoon and drop into mixing glass
3. Add bitters 
4. Add ice and stir
5. Pour into a rocks glass over a large ice cube or ball 
6. Garnish with an orange twist

 

Tom Collins

• 2 oz (60ml) of a London dry gin
• 3/4 oz (25ml) of simple syrup
• 3/4 oz (25ml) of fresh lemon juice
• Club soda

1. Add gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice to a shaker tin
2. Add ice and shake 
3. Double strain and pour into a collins glass over an ice stick
4. Top with club soda
5. Garnish with a lemon twist and a Luxardo cherry

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For more clear ice experiments, check out the Alcademics Blog