Large Ice Cube
Big cold but small surface area
I currently use hand-crafted ice cubes made out of a clear ice block created via uni-directional freezing with a personal sized igloo cooler in my freezer. (I need to write a post about this process.)
I used to use this ice cube tray from w&p.
References
The Art Of Choke
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a chilled rocks glass with a large ice cube
☀️ Margarita
Tequila, Cointreau, lime and salt
🍹 Cocktails,
Sidecar Family
Place 1 large ice cube in the glass
🥃 Monte Carlo
Rye, Bénédictine, and bitters
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube
🥃 Negroni
A bitter classic
Martini Family,
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a rocks glass over 1 large ice cube
🥃 Old Fashioned
Pre-prohibition, bourbon, sugar, bitters
Old Fashioned Family,
🍹 Cocktails
Add a large ice cube
🍹 Piña Colada Milk Punch
Milk clarified: rum, coconut water, falernum, and pineapple
🥛 Milk Punch,
🍹 Cocktails,
Tiki
Serve ~3-4oz chilled in an Old Fashioned glass over a large ice cube
🥃 Bitter Giuseppe
Cynar, sweet vermouth, lemon, and orange bitters
Martini Family,
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a chilled rocks glass with a large ice cube
🥒 Cucumber Mezcal Margarita
Mezcal, lime, cucumber, and Cointreau
🍹 Cocktails,
Sidecar Family
Place 1 large ice cube in the glass
🥃 Fancy-Free
Rye, Maraschino, and bitters
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube
🥃 Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Simple to make, complex to taste
Old Fashioned Family,
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a rocks glass with one large ice cube
Rocks Glass
Low, wide, varsatile glass
Glassware
Sometime referred to as an "Old Fashioned glass". Used to serve cocktails "on the rocks". Or over a single large ice cube.
🪞 Smoke and Mirrors
Scotch, lime, mint, absinthe
🍹 Cocktails,
Daiquiri Family
Double strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube
☁️ Smokescreen
Scotch, lime, mint, Chartreuse
🍹 Cocktails
Double strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube
🥃 Vieux Carré
Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and bitters
Martini Family,
🍹 Cocktails
Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube
🥃 Whiskey Sour by Dan Sabo
Rye, lemon, orange, and egg white
🍹 Cocktails,
Daiquiri Family
Strain into a rocks glass over 1 large ice cube