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GET CLEaR ON ICE
Better ice makes better drinks. America’s cocktail renaissance has expanded drinkers’ knowledge of spirits, amendments, glassware and eye-catching garnishes. But more often than mixologists would like, drinkers overlook the dense and...
Keep it chill
Some mixologists credit [dense and crystal-clear] ice with as much as 40 percent of a cocktail's overall quality.
Think Big
Since dense ice chills a spirit and dilutes it slowly, the boldness in Bourbons and Ryes can be savored longer when poured over large rocks and spheres.
That’s cool
A sphere has the largest surface area of any geometric shape, so it should melt slower than a cube— whose angled edges tend to induce dilution.
Good Form
American bartenders’ desire for dense, clear ice goes back to at least the late 19th Century, when huge blocks of ice were chipped and chiseled into large cubes and spheres.
Size matters
Small, dense ice is ideal for shaking cocktails because it helps bind alcoholic and nonalcoholic ingredients together without overdiluting them. Bonus: it creates a frothy texture for added appeal.
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CHILL RECIPES
Paper Plane
Larceny's smooth Wheated profile provides the ideal backbone for this sweet, sour, and bitter cocktail. Shake it vigorously with a large rock to achieve the cocktail's chilled foam finish.
Ingredients
- ¾ oz. Larceny Bourbon
- ¾ oz. Aperol®
- ¾ oz. Amaro Nonino Quintessentia®
- ¾ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
Instructions
- 1 Combine all ingredients in a
shaker. Add ice and shake until
well chilled and frothy. - 2 Strain cocktail into a chilled
coupe or cocktail glass. - 3 Garnish with a paper plane
(optional).
Forbidden Sour
Cold, dense ice is ideal for cocktails like a sour, because it chills and dilutes predictably and evenly whether shaken or stirred.
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Larceny Bourbon
- 1 oz. PAMA® Pomegranate Liqueur
- ½ oz. Simple Syrup
- ½ oz. Lemon Juice
Instructions
- 1 Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker․ Add ice and shake until well chilled
- 2 Fill a rocks glass with ice and
strain cocktail into glass - 3 Garnish with a lemon wheel
Kentucky Mule
Small, packed pebble has the unique ability to cool drinks very quickly—making it ideal for refreshing summer sips like a mule.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Larceny Bourbon
- 3 oz. Ginger Beer
- ½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- ½ oz. Simple Syrup
- Fresh Lime Wheel or Wedge
- Fresh Mint
Instructions
- 1 Build over ice in your favorite mule mug
- 2 Garnish with lime wheel or wedge and mint leaves
Bourbon & Branch
Because large format ice melts more slowly, it gradually brings out different tasting notes in Bourbon over time. Try it with Larceny.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Larceny Bourbon
- 4 oz. Branch or Plain Water
Instructions
- 1 Combine the Bourbon and water
- 2 Stir in a glass half filled with ice
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