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Why isn't beer served with ice? Well, the main reason is, the beer will get watered down as the ice melts – it's a problem that also extends to drinks that are served on the rocks, even though the coldness of the ice may help them to go down smoother. That's where the Beyond Zero system comes in. Instead of making ice cubes out of water, it makes them out of booze.
Invented by Kentucky-based entrepreneur Jason Sherman, the system actually consists of two devices – the Liquor Ice Maker and the Liquor Ice Storage Unit.
A liquor of the user's choice is first poured into the Maker, where it's cooled well below the temperature reached by a regular freezer, and formed into cubes. Exactly how that's accomplished is a trade secret, although the process takes just a matter of minutes.
Whiskey slushie, anyone?
(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Saturday May 27 2017, @12:53PM (1 child)
A few years ago, there was a report about a lot of people getting frostbite in their throats as a result of storing vodka in the freezer. The temperature would get to about -5ºC and then they'd do shots, instantly freezing their throat. I wonder if these ice cubes have the same potential...
sudo mod me up
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday May 27 2017, @01:41PM
Just a note, from my perspective. My choice of beverages is Scotch whisky. I'll take it straight, or on the rocks, sometimes Scotch and water if it's good water. (Yeah, I know, the rocks can't be any better than the water, but they're cold, so you don't notice if the water sucks.) I sip my drink, I don't do shots, don't gulp it. I have stored bottles in the freezer, and 0 degrees F is indeed pretty damned cold. Even if I were a chugger, I wouldn't try to throw a shot of 0 degree liquid down my throat. I'm imagining frost bitten belly button here, FFS! UGGHHH!