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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 JoeMerchant on Saturday May 27 2017, @06:06PM (1 child)
Liquor can be as low as 24 proof (12%), or as high as 190+. The summary isn't specific as to what the freezer can handle.
This seems like more of a "fancy" thing for people who enjoy $7+ cocktails, not people who are concerned about keeping the cost of their beer below $1 per bottle. It also seems like yet another mostly useless contraption to keep in your oversized american home to amuse yourself and possibly a few friends for a few hours, then send off to the landfill when you can't sell it at a garage sale.
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(Score: 1) by purple_cobra on Saturday May 27 2017, @08:33PM
Ugh, you've just reminded me that many years ago, when I was younger and *cough* more adventurous (i.e. stupid) I decided to "taste" some 90% ABV (180% proof?) absinthe. The word 'taste' is in inverted commas because you know what happens to your scrotum when it gets really cold? That's what happens to your taste buds when something like that absinthe hits them. Weird feeling, then an unpleasant stinging sensation, followed by a minute or so of a tongue that felt anaesthetised. I took the decision that it was better suited to those of a more artistic temperament.