When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice.

Clear ice melts more slowly, reduces the rate of dilution, and contains fewer impurities than cloudy ice. A simple method to make crystal-clear ice is by controlling the direction that the water ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you like trying to recreate fancy cocktails at home, you might notice they never look or taste quite the same as what you get at the bar.

You probably don't give a lot of thought to the ice you use in things — whatever your fridge makes is usually good enough to chill a glass of soda or lemonade. But when you're making mixed drinks, ice ...

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Camper English is a San Francisco-based cocktails and spirits writer and educator. He is the author of Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails ...