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Storified by Drink of the Week · Sat, Nov 03 2012 14:18:00
When you make ice at home in your freezer, it’s cloudy. Want to make crystal-clear ice like the pros? You don’t need a special machine.
Here are the simple steps:
The smaller your cubes, the better they will look.
Pro Cocktail Mini Ice Cube Trays … Read more
I was reading Esquire and came across this most interesting of cocktails.
In the ever fashionable trend of “Molecular Mixology” a few Esquire staffers created the Wiskeyburger Cocktail, described by Esquire’s David Wondrich as “a glass of tan liquid with some greenish froth on top and a dill-pickle slice hanging off the rim.”
According to Wondrich, the exchange went like this:
… Read moreWhat’s this? we asked.
“Whiskeyburger.”
Okay. What’s in it?
“Beefskey, tomato syrup, mustard —
It is illegal to distill spirits in the US with out a commercial license. So we don’t recommend trying this at home. Still, how cool would it be to make your own vodka, whiskey or just about anything you can think of right in your own backyard. Way more impressive that your homebrewing neighbor? So 1990s. A boy can dream.
Anyway, if you do live someplace where it is legal or have a license, Instructables … Read more
As we close the bar on 2007, I felt it appropriate to take a look back. Sure everyone does these lists, but it is fun to look at the year that was. I I figure, hey! why not?
So with out further ado, here are some of my favorites from 2007.
Cheers!
January
– Gin, The New Vodka?
– Super Bowl Cocktails
– Top 10 US Party Cities
February
– Suck & Blow
– Presidential … Read more
From Dethroner, comes this bit of sheer genius. What looks like some boring old boxes of copier paper, is really a beer fridge in disguise! That’s the type of ingenuity that a business should be proud of, I hope that guys got a promotion.
Neatorama wrote about this item as well and the Whiskey Hiding Binder, which certainly earns a place in the “hiding booze” category. Complete with shot glasses, this is my kind of … Read more
From Digg comes this great cocktail hack using a bottle of vodka and large bag of Skittles. Yes, the Skittles we all know and love. Yum. wWat a great way to dress up a bottle of vodka for party or just making some tasty after work cocktails.
“This is one of the greatest kept secrets: This is a step by step instructable on how to make skittle vodka. The effects are DELICIOUS. Its a summertime … Read more