The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts [Hardcover]

Crystal clear spheres, cubes you can read through, embossed, branded, and blinged-out chunks, chips, blocks, and 'bergs: it's time to elevate your ice!
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In?The Ice Book, internationally renowned cocktail icepert Camper English details how to use directional freezing to make perfectly pure ice in a home freezer, carve it up into giant diamonds and other shapes, and embed it with garnishes, including edible orchids and olives. You'll learn how to create a frozen bowl for Negroni punch, serve a Manhattan inside an ice sphere, and infuse cubes with colors and flavors to create cranberry cobblers, a color-changing Gin and Tonic, and other awesome drinks.
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Featuring striking color photos throughout, this handy guideand great giftoffers easy directions for dozens of ice projects and suggestions for further freezer fun. Both instructional and inspirational,?The Ice Bookwill help you take your nonalcoholic and boozy beverages to the next level.

Camper English is a cocktails and spirits writer and speaker who has covered the craft cocktail renaissance for over fifteen years, contributing to more than fifty publications includingPopular Science,Saveur,Details,Whisky Advocate, andDrinks International. After much experimentation, in 2009 he revealed a simple method for making clear ice that is now used all over the world. He has since written dozens of articles and given talks about ice internationally. His previous book isDoctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails. He is based in San Francisco.

Ice expert Camper English reveals how directional freezing creates crystal clear cocktail ice. He also offers easy-to-follow lessons on how to shape ice, freeze objects in it, and even monogram it. Both instructional and inspirational,The Ice Bookwill help you take your beverages to the next level while learning a little science allc.