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Step 7Will any drink work?
Yes - kind of. The LN2 will boil furiously when you add it to any drink, but here are some things to avoid:
NO cold drinks, especially those actually containing ice. They'll freeze solid.
NO narrow glasses. The area for the liquid nitrogen to boil on is smaller, so it will get colder. You again run the risk of freezing the drink solid at the top.
NO glasses without stems. The stem gives the drinker a handle that doesn't get cold. You don't want to give your drinker frostbite!
NO fragile glasses. For obvious reasons! Use a hefty martini glass. We've never had one break, even after serving over 100 at half a dozen parties, but it is surely just a matter of time. Check your glasses for cracks before starting.
NO watery drinks. The fumes are almost transparent, and look decidedly unimpressive.
NO really dry air. You need moist air for the best effect.
What you want is something for the abruptly chilled moisture in the air to nucleate around, and this process works better for some liquids than others (some laboratory chemicals with liquid nitrogen make fumes so dense they look liquid themselves, and you can see flecks of snow in them!). Liqueurs work well and often have good colour to boot. Creme de cassis is good for blood red, but it is really too dark: we mixed it with brandy for a Halloween-esque take on the Ice-Worm. Try your own favourite. And cheers!
Edit: if you liked this drink, you might be interested in the Color-Changing Martini...
NO cold drinks, especially those actually containing ice. They'll freeze solid.
NO narrow glasses. The area for the liquid nitrogen to boil on is smaller, so it will get colder. You again run the risk of freezing the drink solid at the top.
NO glasses without stems. The stem gives the drinker a handle that doesn't get cold. You don't want to give your drinker frostbite!
NO fragile glasses. For obvious reasons! Use a hefty martini glass. We've never had one break, even after serving over 100 at half a dozen parties, but it is surely just a matter of time. Check your glasses for cracks before starting.
NO watery drinks. The fumes are almost transparent, and look decidedly unimpressive.
NO really dry air. You need moist air for the best effect.
What you want is something for the abruptly chilled moisture in the air to nucleate around, and this process works better for some liquids than others (some laboratory chemicals with liquid nitrogen make fumes so dense they look liquid themselves, and you can see flecks of snow in them!). Liqueurs work well and often have good colour to boot. Creme de cassis is good for blood red, but it is really too dark: we mixed it with brandy for a Halloween-esque take on the Ice-Worm. Try your own favourite. And cheers!
Edit: if you liked this drink, you might be interested in the Color-Changing Martini...
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Dec 17, 2009. 1:37 PMSamuelLeung83
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So freakin' cool! No puns intended.
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