Food & Spirits Magazine #15 | Page 38

Ice, Ice Baby L ately, if you’ve been to a craft bar, you’ve had a drink with a giant cube or a large sphere of ice in it. Some places have even started using spears of ice for the tall Collins glass. What’s the deal with these large cubes, gigantic spheres, and tall cylinders? Why do we care whether it’s crushed into a fine powder, cracked into the familiar small cubes, or just one cube big enough to fill up the glass? Does the shape even matter? Just what the heck is going on with our ice in cocktails? “Four years ago we saw the craft of bartending starting to catch on in our fair city. Now there’s a lot of talk going around about ice.” Given this issue of Food & Spirits Magazine celebrates five years of FSM, let’s first get a little perspective. The Omaha of five years ago was certainly no stranger to the cocktail, but we didn’t have any bartenders who had places to practice the craft of bartending professionally. Sure, we had our places to go drin ???BvP?v?V?F?( ?B?W6?FFRF??&FW"???GF???"?Vw&?????"???@?f6????VC?vRvW&R6??FV?Bv?F?v?BvR?B??Wr??&??6VGF?R??6?g&?6?66??B6??6v?vW&RF?R?6W2v?W&R&'FV?FW'0?vW&R&V6???r26?Vg2&V???BF?R7F?6??'WB?B?F?( ?B?WB&V6?V@??????f?W"?V'2v?vR6rF?R7&gB?b&'FV?F??r7F'F??rF?6F6???????W"f?"6?G??7F'FVB?V&??r&?WBF??2v?&B?????w???N( ?0?&?WB&??6VB6?6?F???&?WB6W'f??rV?G?G&?????@?&?WB&'FV?F??r&V6???r7&gB??6Rv?????rF?W&^( ?2??@??bF?v???r&?V?B&?WB?6R?v^( ?&R6VV??r?6R&W76W2v??6????R7?W&W2?F??7V'2f?"?W"6????>( ?v?76W2??Bv?&G27V6?0????B?G&gB&R7F'F??rF?&Rv??7W&VB?BF?VB&?WB?F??2?2?3???'?&????fW&??FW???W?6?F??rF??Rf?"?????N( ?2F??RF?v??WB?BvWB&V???V@?G&?????vFW"??6?6?F??2?2&?WB'&??v??r&??6RF?F?RG&????v?V??RF????F?B?W7B&?WBWfW'???VBG&?????F?W"F??F?R6??B? ??W76R6l:???2&?WBC?cR?b?G2f??V?R2vFW"???R6?&Vv???F?&V6?FRF?B?B??22f?F?&??R2F?R7?&?G2?B?F?W ???w&VF?V?G2F?Bv???F?F?R6??6?7F????vFW"v???'&??rf?f?'0??WB?W6?f?f?'2&6???BF?gV?7GVfbF?G&????FBF???V6???BF?RG&???f??2f?B?FBF???GF?R?B?N( ?2v???rF??fR?'6????FW2?B'W&??GF?R?v?BF?W2F??2?fRF?F?v?F??6S???F?P?6?6?F??V??fW'6R??6R?2??rvRFV?fW"vFW"??F?6?6?F????F?W&R&RF?&VR&V6??2v??vR6??R?B7F?"G&???2?????F?P???w&VF?V?G2F?vWF?W"??"?6????F?RG&???F??F&?R?WfV?2??B?2????G&?GV6RvFW"F?F??WFRF?RG&?????6R??2?W?&??R??V6??`?F?W6R&?6W76W2??B??27&?F?6?&??R??6RF?RG&???vWG26W'fVB?( ?vFW"??6?6?F??2?2&?WB'&??v??p?&??6RF?F?RG&????B?6R?2??p?vRFV?fW"vFW"??F?6?6?F???( ?v?V?vRW6R?6RF???RG&???2?F?RG?R?b?6RvRW6R?0????'F?B?f?"G&???2??Rg&W2?&?V?FVBG&???2??B?V?W2??vRv?BF?W6R7'W6?VB?6R?"?vFW"?F??2?6R?V?G2fW'?V?6????F?7G&?'WF??rvFW"??F?F?RG&???B&?B&FR?BF?W26????rF?P?G&???V?6???W7V??F?W6RG&???2vWB7v????VB?F?R??7Bf???V?@?f?&??"7F?'&??r?F???FVw&FRWfW'?F???r?F?W6Rv???&RF?R6??FW7@?&WfW&vW2??RvWB?F?R??W2F?B6?&RF?R??7BFW6?&&?R????@?F???f?"?F?W"G&???2vRW6R7&6?VB?6R??W&R?F?????bF?R?6Rv^( ?&P?W6VBF??F?R7F?F&B?6Rg&??F?R&"?BF?R?6R???W"???P?g&VW?W"??B6??W2??f'???r6??W2?'WBvV?W&??7V???rvRvW@?6WfW&?7V&W2??F?F?Rv?72?F?RG?R?bv?72&W7B7V?FVBF?W6??p?F?W6R7V&W2?2??W"??v?&???GV?&?W"?"6????2v?72??N( ?2?FV?f? ?G&???2??RF?RF??6????2?F?R?W&?6????v?&???F?R??66?p??V?R??"F?RF&??B7F?&??F??2?6R????????????2?6?F?P?&W7B?6RF?W6R????W"6????rF???"????rv?72v?V?????p?G&??????R6?v?&?&WGG?V?6??v?F??B?B7F????fRv??@?6??G&???fW"??W"F??WF????BFV?W&GW&R??F?V?vR?fRF?R?V??6R?F?W6R&RF?R&?r&??6?2?F?R??W0?F?BvRW6R???W"??Bf6????VBv?76W2?F?W6R?V?B6??v???fR???&R6??7F?BFV?W&GW&R??BvRW6RF?V?F????F??G&?????F?V?F?W&R&RF?R7V'2?v??6?&R&V?F?fV??Wr?6R6?R???F?Rv?76W2?F?W6R&RW6VB??F?R6????2?BF?R??v?&??v?76W2???BF?W?6W'fRF?RW?7B6?RW'?6R2F?R?V??6R??f?"F??6R?bW2v??&7F?6RF?R7&gB?vRF??( ?B?W7BW6RF?W6P?F?ffW&V?BG?W2?b?6R&V6W6R?B????26???W"??F??Vv???WN( ?2&P????W7B??BF?W2?v???RvR7F???????F?F?V?"??FW2f?"wV?F?6R???v?V?B&wVRF?Bv?F??W"V?FW'7F?F??rv^( ?fR7W'76VBF?R??W0??b?W''?F???2??V?W"??4V???R??B7&FF?6??v??&?&&??W6VBF?W6RF?ffW&V?BG?W2?b?6R&V6W6R?Bv2V6?W"F??F?G'?F??7&VFR??F?W6RV??f?&??V6W2?b7&6?VB?"?V??6R?vRW6RF?W6P?F?ffW&V?BG?W2?b?6R&V6W6R?B??W2&WGFW"???&R&??6VBG&??f?"?W"7W7F??W'2?