Monday, September 9, 2019

Oak n Smoke and instructions to making clear ice

2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz ginger liquor
1/2 oz smoked simple syrup

Combine ingredients, and pour into a smoked glass and add clear ice!

How to make clear ice:
Take a small hard-sided cooler (the kind that would hold a 6 pack) and remove the lid. Wash the interior and fill about 1/2 full with water. Place the cooler in the freezer (this needs to be very level) and freeze for 12-24 hours. The water will freeze from the top down. You do not want the water to freeze completely, just till the top 2-3 inches are frozen. You should be able to see the water move beneath the ice. Remove the container from the freezer and carefully remove the ice. You may need to slide a dull knife between the cooler and the ice to release some of the water. The ice should begin to slide out. Drain off the rest of the water and run under lightly warm water to even out the surface of the ice. Please on a towel and using a serrated bread knife, gently score across the ice and tap the knife with a small mallet (I use my small meat mallet.) It should break through the ice. Cut into desired shapes and sizes and freeze in a zip locked bag.

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