DIY Shot Glasses Made of Ice

Making a shot glass out of ice is a cinch. I actually used two flavors of a Kool-aid-like beverage to make these glasses; blue raspberry and blueberry pomegranate. Not only do they make the ice shot glasses a lovely shade of blue, they taste good too. However, they do leave a bit of residual stickiness on your hands. If you don’t want your hands to get sticky, but you still want color, simply add a bit of food coloring to the water.

Ice Shot Glasses Tutorial

You will need:

    water or Kool-aid like beverage (if you go with the Kool-aid, water it down so it doesn’t end up too sticky)
    3 oz Dixie cups
    1 oz plastic cups or Dixie cups
    small rocks
    duct tape

Step 1:

Pour beverage into larger cup about 2/3 full.

Comments

[solarchaos]

Somebody did this a few years ago: http://www.elephantstaircase.com/wiki/index.php?title=IceShotGlasses

[Peale]

If you don't want the glasses to be sticky, don't add sugar to the Kool-Aid mixture. It'll still flavour the drink (if that's what you're going for) but won't impart sweetness (or stickiness).

[AntzyP]

ummmm... if you pour piping hot water into ice cold inner cup, wont the glass shatter?

[AntzyP]

ok i just read they are plastic. still, that should crack...

[spark master]

How do you stop the ice from shattering when you pour in the booze, Most ice will crack upon having liquids of any temperature pour in/over them. I do love the concept though I think it is a hoot.

[ohowson]

Just chill the booze down. Vodka should come out of the freezer anyway, but the whole point of using ice is a cold drink. Just out of the fridge should be ok for most things.

[soonersseth]

cool Idea were did you get the smaller cups looks like what churches use for the lords supper.

[intimateweddings]

We got them at the dollar store.

[wudwerks]

You're just brilliant. Summer's on the way, so we'll make good use of this little trick.
Buzz in S. Georgia

[capricorn]

I just love when an 'ible makes me slap my brow and go "Why did I NOT think of this?!"

Thank you for sharing, those are lovely :)

[kbales]

Same here: "I wish I thought of that" makes it an instant classic.
A few suggested hacks:
Boiling the water before freezing makes ice clear instead of milky white like most ice cubes. (I learned this from another 'ible.)
I think I'll use a little real fruit juice for color/flavor; makes it all "natural" -n- classy -n- stuff.
I envision serving them with lighting under them. Maybe supported by a slab of clear ice. That would be a very enticing effect on a hot summer night.

The grip lip is also a good idea. Maybe fluted like a traditional vodka glass.

[vuongmaopro]

I don't understand what it's blue water.
Where to buy it . Please help me! thanks

[SyberProdigy]

I think this is a great idea, I really love the colored ice, it makes it look even colder.

[Beergnome]

BUT WAIT!! I have a BETTER IDEA!!!!

instead of a Ice mold, a JELLO MOLD! so now you can make your shot glass out of jello shooter substrate, with an addition shot contained within its jiggly confines!

[bobbelsekwol]

Great idea, but rubbish for my latte.LOL.

[intimateweddings]

There's always iced coffee:)

[bobbelsekwol]

Quite right. My two cups are in the freezer right now. I have had to use much bigger cups but hoping to fill with some sort of alcohol. Regards.

[intimateweddings]

Evilution, there's a good chance you'll be wearing mits or gloves if you are sipping these outside - which cancels out the slippery factor.

[evilution]

Seen this type of thing a few times before but they are all the same, slippery, hard to pick up and hard to hold. Someone needs to think of something a bit more hand friendly with either a handle or a ridge above and below the fingers.

[GeekTinker]

If your guests are having issues with picking these up, I'd suggest they wrap a small paper towel around the glass. Besides, it's a shot glass and the drink is supposed to be downed quickly. Its not meant to be sipped and the glass shouldn't be in their hands for more than a few seconds. If they can't hang onto a shot glass of ice for a few seconds, perhaps it's time to cut them off from the adult beverages?

[karbuckle]

This is genius! I never thought of making them out of Kool-Aid so the glass would be flavoured too! Someone give this woman a giant gold star!