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FattyMcButterPants
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A few months ago I was in Las Vegas when I decided I needed a drink. Yeah I know, a lot of my goofy stories start this way.
My buddy and I wandered into some swanky bar inside Aria Hotel when he decided we should try a Glenglassaugh 26 year old. It was his turn to buy so I wasn't complaining. I remember our waitress was super model quality with legs up to my....well, never mind, but you get the idea. She asked if we wanted to try their ice ball presentation. I said no, he said yes. Before I know what happened I was agreeing to have this so called ice ball thing as well. Did I mention she was pretty tall and really pretty?
Anyway, it was kind of cool especially in Las Vegas with all the lights reflecting off the sphere. Tonight I stumbled across this article which reminded me I meant to post about it here. According to this article Macallan kind of stole this idea from the Japanese who have a tradition of serving ice sculptures with their ultra premium spirits. Due to the size and the shape of the sphere it melts pretty slowly.
Ice ball kits can be ordered on Amazon. I'm not a big ice guy but I may grab one for the summer months and some of my cask strength scotches.
You can read the article here: Ice Sphere Be sure to scroll down for the photo. The one we had was almost perfectly clear.
My buddy and I wandered into some swanky bar inside Aria Hotel when he decided we should try a Glenglassaugh 26 year old. It was his turn to buy so I wasn't complaining. I remember our waitress was super model quality with legs up to my....well, never mind, but you get the idea. She asked if we wanted to try their ice ball presentation. I said no, he said yes. Before I know what happened I was agreeing to have this so called ice ball thing as well. Did I mention she was pretty tall and really pretty?
Anyway, it was kind of cool especially in Las Vegas with all the lights reflecting off the sphere. Tonight I stumbled across this article which reminded me I meant to post about it here. According to this article Macallan kind of stole this idea from the Japanese who have a tradition of serving ice sculptures with their ultra premium spirits. Due to the size and the shape of the sphere it melts pretty slowly.
Ice ball kits can be ordered on Amazon. I'm not a big ice guy but I may grab one for the summer months and some of my cask strength scotches.
You can read the article here: Ice Sphere Be sure to scroll down for the photo. The one we had was almost perfectly clear.
