I made some fun ice, as I tend to do. For the grid ice, I first made ice using the Ghost Ice tray, then I just set it on a cookie drying rack that I heated up on the stove burner. I think it looks like the tardis from Dr.... Read more →
You've been GWARned! GWAR bottle stoppers are coming. As you are probably aware, each bottle of Blanton's bourbon comes with a groovy topper of a jockey on a horse in one of 8 positions. Well, now you can get one topped with members of GWAR with your purchase of Catoctin... Read more →
I made striped ice cubes. The first time I made striped ice was just before I figured out directional freezing to make clear ice. Having realized that the cloudiness in ice was caused by trapped air and not minerals, I tried to pour very thin layers of water in a... Read more →
This isn't the first year I decided to freeze some goofy stuff in ice for Halloween. Remember that all the years of ice experiments can be found at the Index of Ice Experiments page. Some previous years I've done: Creepy Halloween Mask Frozen In Ice Blocks More Eyeball Ice Balls... Read more →
In October 2019, the New York Times posted a story, "Witches are Having Their Hour" that I thought was pretty odd. They followed it up with, "When Did Everybody Become a Witch?" I guess witches are happening, and as we know now, anything that's happening happens in cocktails too. A... Read more →
A list of 60+ long list of alternative terms for "mocktail." Read more →
The largest trend behind the scenes in the mixology community over the last decade has been LONGEVITY. Turns out now that bartending isn't just something you do while your acting career takes off, it's helpful if you learn how to do this career for more than a few years. You... Read more →
I made more fun ice for Halloween. Recently I put some bouncy eyeballs into ice balls and froze a Halloween mask into an ice block. This time I put some big glass eyes into ice balls and put vampire fangs into other ice balls. The glass eyes were an idea... Read more →