On the right of this picture is a bottle of Laird’s applejack (apple brandy, not the Pony) showing what it looks like when you buy it. (Source: Wikipedia.) And this is what ours looked like after we did chemistry on it: And here’s what pinot noir wine looked like: What did we do to this poor alcohol? We … Read more
For my clear ice project, I wanted to use silicone trays which produce ice cubes that are reasonably, well, cubic, instead of one of the various elliptical/ovoid shapes you can get. The problem is that silicone is sorta “self-healing” when you poke a hole in it with a nail or needle; yes, you have a … Read more
If you’re trying to perfect your presentation of cocktails, you might want to make perfectly clear ice. While a lot of people will tell you to boil the water first — and it does help a certain amount — it may not give you quite the perfection you’re looking for, depending on the quality of … Read more