A cup of water with ice in a natural background - P-fotography/Shutterstock When it comes to serving drinks at your dinner party, mastering the perfect cocktail ...

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When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice.

Clear ice is transparent and free of air bubbles or impurities, unlike cloudy ice. Clear ice is made by slow, directional freezing that expels gases and minerals. Cloudy ice forms quickly, trapping ...

Simple to use. Excels at its primary purpose: The ice is crystal clear. Doesn’t take up much counter space. Delayed start times are helpful for planning purposes. Plastic storage containers and ...

Camper English is a San Francisco-based cocktails and spirits writer and educator. He is the author of Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails ...