How to Craft the Perfect Giant Ice Cube for Sipping Bourbon

Long Island Bar's Tristan Willey shows us how to make the perfect cube of ice for sipping bourbon.
Produced by Gigi Dement
Directed by Shandor Garrison
Cinematography by Tony Burns
Art Direction by Alina Uzlov
Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich


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How to Craft the Perfect Giant Ice Cube for Sipping Bourbon

Starring: Tristan Willey

Artist: Jet Stream
Song: Remote Control

[iHaveBeenRustled]

How to craft a giant ice cube:
Step 1. Start with a Gigantic Ice Cube
Step 2. Chop it down

You guys are geniuses

[JoseRomero-omgz]

Easiest way to make clear ice blocks is to fill a standard cooler (e.g igloo) with water nearly to the top and let it freeze for 24 hours in the freezer without the lid. After 24 hours you take it out of the freezer and flip it up side down (unlided) on a clean surface and the block will slide out when it. There will be paper-thin shards of ice on top of the newly formed, and flipped, ice block so you can just chip them away. After you're done chipping away the shards, you'll be left with one large block of ice. From here you can follow this video. I use a serrated knife to cut the cubes. Cocktail Chemistry has a great video on how to make clear ice the way I just described it. Hope this helps. Cheers!

[phantomparty]

this guy looks like he lost a fight as a kid and made his dad sue the other kid

[chrisfeyerherd]

Wtf. How can you make this video without laughing?

[stellaryang]

0:34 "bitter" when does it taste sweet then?

[anon]

Ice that's too cold tastes bitter? Is this true?

[MinecraftChum]

Yes. Water can change and open up certain flavors in whisky, But the cold will mute the flavor making it pointless. Just add water to the whisky if you want that. Ice is for vodka, but even then you could just stick it in the freezer and skip the dilution.