The Art of Cocktail Embellishment - The Garnish - Tiki Drinks and Food

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10871	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Sep 16, 2015 1:07 AM Maybe this is too avant garde for tiki drinks but still very cool (pun intended :wink: ) Saw it in a YouTube video and had to try it out myself (these pics are from the YouTube video) 91% rubbing alcohol is placed in an insulated container and dry ice added. After a few minutes the alcohol starts to thicken a bit and reaches a temperature of -107F Rinse the inside of balloons to rid them of talc. Your drink of choice is placed in a sport top water bottle and squeezed into the balloon, the balloon is tied off. The filled balloon is placed in the cooling bath. BE SURE NOT TO SPLASH YOURSELF! The alcohol is VERY cold and will stick to you like napalm. The video states it will take "about a minute" but that wasn't my experience. Non alcoholic fruit juice took about 2-3 minutes and the pre-made Margaritas I had laying around took about 10 minutes. I just placed the balloons in the solution and fished them out by the "tail" with tongs. You can gently squeeze it to see how firm the shell is. Dry off the alcohol with a towel and cut the balloon off with a sharp blade or scissors Place the sphere in a glass, poke a straw in it, and enjoy. The center remains liquid

Maybe this is too avant garde for tiki drinks but still very cool (pun intended :wink: ) Saw it in a YouTube video and had to try it out myself (these pics are from the YouTube video)

91% rubbing alcohol is placed in an insulated container and dry ice added. After a few minutes the alcohol starts to thicken a bit and reaches a temperature of -107F

Rinse the inside of balloons to rid them of talc. Your drink of choice is placed in a sport top water bottle and squeezed into the balloon, the balloon is tied off.

The filled balloon is placed in the cooling bath. BE SURE NOT TO SPLASH YOURSELF! The alcohol is VERY cold and will stick to you like napalm. The video states it will take "about a minute" but that wasn't my experience. Non alcoholic fruit juice took about 2-3 minutes and the pre-made Margaritas I had laying around took about 10 minutes. I just placed the balloons in the solution and fished them out by the "tail" with tongs. You can gently squeeze it to see how firm the shell is.

Dry off the alcohol with a towel and cut the balloon off with a sharp blade or scissors

Place the sphere in a glass, poke a straw in it, and enjoy. The center remains liquid

Post #750943 by MadDogMike on Wed, Sep 16, 2015 1:07 AM