11859 When Should You Use Cubed Versus Crushed Ice? Tue Sep 15 11:20:00 -0700 2009 http://www.chow.com/stories/11859 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:20:00 GMT And what about cracked ice? And what about cracked ice? http://www.chow.com none 14 CHOW Tip 1

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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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