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Anyone have experience making alcoholic ice cubes?
monkeyboy7
12-09-2011
Hi guys,

Need a bit of help here. I'm planning to unveil my new drink at an upcoming house party with lots of potential attendees. The drink is just regular peach schnapps, but the secret is in the ice cubes. The ice cubes will contain even more peach schnapps and as they melt in the drink, they will release more an more alcohol.

So here's the problem: There could a lot of people coming, and I don't know if my freezer can keep up with the demand for ice cubes. I may only be an amateur mixologist, but I know that alcohol combined with water freezes much slower than regular water (and would therefore make MY ice cubes take forever to freeze).

Now, I've heard that stainless steel ice cube trays (like this one) freeze ice cubes significantly faster than plastic trays. Just how much faster are we talking here? I'm going to have around 5-10 ice cube trays for the event, so would it be worth it to pick up some stainless steel trays to speed up the process?

Thanks to everyone in advance!

(Side note: can anyone recommend any other techniques to make ice cubes freeze faster? Does covering them with a top help?)
Last edited by monkeyboy7 : 12-09-2011 at 18:02
zmikeo
12-09-2011
Originally Posted by monkeyboy7:
“Hi guys,

Need a bit of help here. I'm planning to unveil my new drink at an upcoming house party with lots of potential attendees. The drink is just regular peach schnapps, but the secret is in the ice cubes. The ice cubes will contain even more peach schnapps and as they melt in the drink, they will release more an more alcohol.

So here's the problem: There could a lot of people coming, and I don't know if my freezer can keep up with the demand for ice cubes. I may only be an amateur mixologist, but I know that alcohol combined with water freezes much slower than regular water (and would therefore make MY ice cubes take forever to freeze).

Now, I've heard that stainless steel ice cube trays (like this one) freeze ice cubes significantly faster than plastic trays. Just how much faster are we talking here? I'm going to have around 5-10 ice cube trays for the event, so would it be worth it to pick up some stainless steel trays to speed up the process?

Thanks to everyone in advance!

(Side note: can anyone recommend any other techniques to make ice cubes freeze faster? Does covering them with a top help?)”

Have you actually frozen any peach schnapps into ice cubes yet ?
PhoenixRises
12-09-2011
Sorry this isn't going to be very helpful but I love the "secret" ingredient to "your new drink", just more alcohol

I do remember something that using hot water makes ice cubes freeze faster but that isn't going to help with the alcoholic variety I guess.
mrkite77
12-09-2011
Originally Posted by monkeyboy7:
“I'm planning to unveil my new drink at an upcoming house party with lots of potential attendees. The drink is just regular peach schnapps, but the secret is in the ice cubes. The ice cubes will contain even more peach schnapps and as they melt in the drink, they will release more an more alcohol.”

Wait, you're unveiling a "new drink" which is just peach schnapps with peach schnapps ice cubes?

One.. that sounds horrifically sweet.

Two, the freezing point of peach schnapps, at roughly 45 proof is -20C. Your freezer is never going to be able to make peach schnapps ice cubes unless you boil out the alcohol first.
monkeyboy7
13-09-2011
Originally Posted by zmikeo:
“Have you actually frozen any peach schnapps into ice cubes yet ?”

Thanks for the response, guys.

zmikeo: Yes, I have tried it. Freezing them would normally be an issue but a nextdoor restaurant (with access to a commercial freezer) has agreed to help out. Their freezer can go past -30°C, so I'm not too concerned.

mrkite77: Haha, you're kind of right about the sweetness. It's really not that bad, though. Plus I can always dilute them to cut down on the sweetness (and freezing point). It's safe to say I'm in the prototype phase right now.
Specktater
13-09-2011
You could freeze it on thin baking trays then smash it up? but can't you just leave enough time to make them in advance, do you only have a limited amount of time with the freezer?
grassmarket
13-09-2011
It isn't going to work - all the other ingredients will freeze but the alcohol will stay liquid.
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