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I came across this nice video taking a look at the Hundredweight Big Ice and their process. Give it a quick watch!
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Give people a big blade to split ice with and everyone has a good time! Another bourbon tasting in the books. Clear Ice master class. Much fun was had by all! The pandemic must truly be over because I'm doing whiskey tastings again. Clear ice included! Here we are. The fall is upon us. Bourbon season as I like to call it. A toast to all of the amazing things that happened this summer. The spirits, the clear ice, the friends and family and galivanting. I hope everyone out there living the clear ice life is doing well. Let's all huddle around a fire and raise a class this winter. It's the best way to stay warm!  Abstract Ice was covered in Sonoma Magazine! They are in the makers directory. Here's a snip. Hit the jump to read more! Abstract Ice was launched earlier this year by Todd Stevenson, Ash Notaney and Leon Sharyon, formerly of Lagunitas Brewing Company. After making a name for themselves in the craft brewing world, the trio has turned their attention to creating crystal clear ice in unique shapes and sizes. Went on a summer 2022 vacation with family and friends. Tossed a block of clear ice in the cooler and prepared it for an entire week of cocktails. A nice clear ice gem will last a long time inside of a Yeti rambler! Working from home these years is really cutting into my commute home clear ice stops. Now I have to find time to drive 45 mintues there and back to get an ice drop and the weekends are too packed, the week days too worky. I have one more block of clear ice in my freezer... I need to cut it up. In the meantime, the clear ice poverty is real. This is all I have for the last month.   Keep the Clear Ice Dream Alive! #KtCIDA
The Clear Ice Life recognized Josh Colquitt as a clear ice master. He self-constructed a 20 gallon clear ice block maker and does some amazing things with it. Check out the setup: From there, Josh cuts those into spheres by hand or with a press, or bandsaws them into blocks for delivery! But that's not all! Josh also builds some blocks with flowers in them for presentation, or full ice beer mugs to enjoy a frosty beverage! I asked Josh how he got started with Clear Ice: I originally got started make ice with beer ice mug mold which was a fun novel idea but I wasn't impressed. I proceeded to research and found Camper English top down freezing method. It was nice way to make limited amount of ice, I actually start freezing roses into the ice but because it was top down freezing it made it hard to suspended objects in the ice and have no suspension marks in the ice and as before I could only make so much ice before the bubbles would form. A very excellent job Josh! It is quite the machine and you are churning out some amazing looking ice. Thank you for being another person out there keeping the clear ice life alive!
The sun is coming out, the camp fires are starting to build up, the snow is melting (in my part of the world), the kids are back on their bikes, the pandemic is still here, but some aspects are easing. I hope you are still drinking some solid drinks with some solid Ice in it! If you are reading this, you made it! Things weren't uncomplicated but we all survived the best ways we knew how. I'm sure some beverages and clear ice were involved. |
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