When Should You Use Cubed Versus Crushed Ice?

Published on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

When Should You Use Cubed Versus Crushed Ice?

A. J. Rathbun, author of CHOW-approved cocktail books Good Spirits and Luscious Liqueurs, says that cubed ice works for almost every cocktail. Cracked ice makes stirred drinks more stirrable (use a muddler to crack it); plus, it looks elegant. Crushed ice, in Rathbun’s opinion, is best left to the summertime daiquiri. Rathbun’s most recent book is Dark Spirits.

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  • and filtered water for all ice. did you hear about the little girl who tested the ice in her soft drink and found as many bacteria as in the toilet? I got a [URL=http://www.filter-outlet.com]Refrigerator Water Filter[/URL] for ice because my drinks were tasting funny. and now they are perfect.

  • For many drinks, the water from the melt is an intentional addition.

  • crushed ice for warm liquer that you want to add extra water to... whole ice for everything else. Otherwise you're just watering your drinks down when you don't want to.