Craft Of The Cube
So, on the topic of mixing drinks, many people are realizing that big cubes work exceptionally well (harkening back to the bartender’s tools of old…you know, the icepick and whatnot). I’ve already mentioned the Tovolo trays in the past, but you may notice in the photograph above that one cube is infinitely more pleasing to the eye than the other. The way to get your cubes to look like the one on the left is to…ready for it? Boil them. So, if you can afford a Kold Draft machine, you really don’t need to read this post, but if you tend bar at home, grab youse some Tovolo trays (just so y’all know, the blue trays are straight walled and the purple ones are textured) and boil up some water. Another point of note is that I use (and recommend that you do as well) distilled water. More on that later.
Photography by Emily W. Kincke.
