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[[File:IceBar.JPG|thumb|A drink being poured down an ice luge at an [[ice bar]] in Rochester, Minnesota]] |
[[File:IceBar.JPG|thumb|A drink being poured down an ice luge at an [[ice bar]] in [[Rochester, Minnesota]]]] |
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[[File:Ice Luge.jpg|thumb|An ice luge formed in the shape of the number 21]] |
[[File:Ice Luge.jpg|thumb|An ice luge formed in the shape of the number 21]] |
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An '''ice luge''', '''martini luge''',<ref name="TalkWith"/> or '''shooter-block''' is a type of [[ice sculpture]] made from a large block of ice that has a narrow channel carved through where liquid is poured,<ref name="IceSculpting">{{cite book |title=Ice Sculpting the Modern Way|last=Garlough |first=Robert | |
An '''ice luge''', '''martini luge''',<ref name="TalkWith"/> or '''shooter-block''' is a type of [[ice sculpture]] made from a large block of ice that has a narrow channel carved through where liquid is poured,<ref name="IceSculpting">{{cite book |title=Ice Sculpting the Modern Way|last=Garlough |first=Robert |author2=Finch, Randy C. |author3=Maxfield, Derek |year=2004 |publisher=Cengage Learning |isbn=1401804055 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_45Ri3LMOpsC&dq=ice+luge&pg=PA129 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> such as [[liquor]] products.<ref name="BetweenSheets"/> Some are professionally produced from sculpturing or from [[Molding (process)|mold]]s, and some are homemade. Ice luges are sometimes offered in [[ice bar]]s, and have also been used for serving [[oyster]]s. Ice luges have also been described as a type of [[drinking game]].<ref name="BetweenSheets">{{cite book |title=Between the Sheets and Under the Table: The Ultimate Guide to Adult Games |last=Martirano |first=Ron |year=2007 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company |isbn=978-1402746840 |pages=31–32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KFdTt0RqzmQC&dq=ice+luge%2C+party&pg=PA31 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5F-YNZRv-VMC&dq=ice+luge&pg=PA543 | title=Ice luge | publisher=The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English | year=2009 | isbn=9780415371827 | access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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==Composition and production== |
==Composition and production== |
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An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice<ref name="IceSculpting"/> or [[Casting|cast]] from a mold.<ref name="87Ways">{{cite book |title=87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party |last=Daly |first=Melissa |
An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice<ref name="IceSculpting"/> or [[Casting|cast]] from a mold.<ref name="87Ways">{{cite book |title=87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party |last=Daly |first=Melissa |year=2011 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=978-0547687278 |pages=114–115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DodaPJRO4IC&dq=ice+luge%2C+drinking&pg=PA114 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> Some designs incorporate the use of a tube that exists within an ice sculpture.<ref name="TalkWith"/> Companies that create ice sculptures may purvey ice luges,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vodka & Ice Luges|url=http://www.glacialart.com/ice-galleries/vodka-ice-luges/|website=www.glacialart.com|publisher=Glacial Art|access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref> and some ice companies also create and sell custom designs.<ref name="TalkWith">{{cite book |title=Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook |last=Smith |first=Dan |year=2011 |publisher=Agate Publishing |isbn=978-1572846821 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781572841239/page/41 41] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781572841239 |url-access=registration |quote=ice luge, martini. |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> Ice luges can also be homemade,<ref name="TalkWith"/> and molds are available to consumers for doing so.<ref name="TalkWith"/><ref name="87Ways"/> |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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Typically liquor, such as [[vodka]],<ref name="40Degrees">{{cite book |title=40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka |last=Ermochkine |first=Nicholas | |
Typically liquor, such as [[vodka]],<ref name="40Degrees">{{cite book |title=40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka |last=Ermochkine |first=Nicholas |author2=Iglikowski, Peter |year=2004 |publisher=Nova Publishers |isbn=1590335945 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWB2ZyTO7_sC&dq=ice+luge%2C+vodka&pg=PA37 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> is poured into a channel at the top of the luge and dispensed at the bottom of the channel, either into the mouth of a participant or a glass.<ref name="IceSculpting"/> There is a possibility that vodka may be diluted with water when ice luges are used<ref name="40Degrees"/> (along with other beverages). [[Martini (cocktail)|Martini]]s and [[champagne]] are also sometimes chilled and served using ice luges.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being the Father of the Bride, 2nd Edition |last=Lata Rung |first=Jennifer |year=2006 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=1592574726 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ex8uSRwzhBkC&dq=ice+luge%2C+drinking&pg=PA52 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keepmecurrent.com/tri_town_weekly/news/flavors-of-freeport-offers-town-s-tastiest/article_0fc8e886-7546-11e2-924d-001a4bcf887a.html | title=Flavors of Freeport offers town's tastiest | publisher=Tri-Town Weekly (Freeport, Maine) | date=February 12, 2013 | access-date=March 2, 2013 | author=Stilphen, Matthew | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411052151/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/tri_town_weekly/news/flavors-of-freeport-offers-town-s-tastiest/article_0fc8e886-7546-11e2-924d-001a4bcf887a.html | archive-date=April 11, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQ8AAAAAMBAJ&dq=ice+luge%2C+martini&pg=PA102 | title=The Best that Money can Buy | publisher=Atlanta Magazine | date=October 2006 | access-date=March 3, 2013 | page=102}}</ref> They're sometimes utilized in ice bars, which are drinking establishments made primarily of ice.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pressherald.com/life/ice-bars-very-cool-and-hip_2013-02-15.html | title=Ice bars become cool way to enjoy Maine winters | publisher=Maine Sunday Telegram | date=February 15, 2013 | access-date=March 2, 2013 | author=Keyes, Bob}}</ref> Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of oysters.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America |last=Jacobsen |first=Jacobsen |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1596918146 |page=(unlisted) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2LN5tYfVTwC&dq=ice+sculpture,+luge&pg=PT149 |access-date=3 March 2013}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery class="center" caption="" widths="210px" heights="160px" > |
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File:Ice luge iss 2003 1468.jpg|Party goers drinking from ice luges |
File:Ice luge iss 2003 1468.jpg|Party goers drinking from ice luges (2003) |
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File:Ice luge iss 2002 1133.jpg|[[Jägermeister]] being poured down ice luges |
File:Ice luge iss 2002 1133.jpg|[[Jägermeister]] being poured down ice luges (2002) |
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File:Ice luge iss 2006 3444.jpg|[[Absolut Vodka]] being served through ice luges |
File:Ice luge iss 2006 3444.jpg|[[Absolut Vodka]] being served through ice luges (2006) |
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==See also== |
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==Further reading== |
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[[Category:Drinking culture]] |
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[[Category:Sculpture techniques]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 16 April 2022
An ice luge, martini luge,[1] or shooter-block is a type of ice sculpture made from a large block of ice that has a narrow channel carved through where liquid is poured,[2] such as liquor products.[3] Some are professionally produced from sculpturing or from molds, and some are homemade. Ice luges are sometimes offered in ice bars, and have also been used for serving oysters. Ice luges have also been described as a type of drinking game.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit]The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English defines Ice luge as "a block of ice used in a drinking game in which a shot of vodka, tequila, or other alcoholic drink is poured down the ice into the drinker's mouth."[4]
Composition and production
[edit]An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice[2] or cast from a mold.[5] Some designs incorporate the use of a tube that exists within an ice sculpture.[1] Companies that create ice sculptures may purvey ice luges,[6] and some ice companies also create and sell custom designs.[1] Ice luges can also be homemade,[1] and molds are available to consumers for doing so.[1][5]
Uses
[edit]Typically liquor, such as vodka,[7] is poured into a channel at the top of the luge and dispensed at the bottom of the channel, either into the mouth of a participant or a glass.[2] There is a possibility that vodka may be diluted with water when ice luges are used[7] (along with other beverages). Martinis and champagne are also sometimes chilled and served using ice luges.[8][9][10] They're sometimes utilized in ice bars, which are drinking establishments made primarily of ice.[11] Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of oysters.[12]
Gallery
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Party goers drinking from ice luges (2003) -
Jägermeister being poured down ice luges (2002) -
Absolut Vodka being served through ice luges (2006)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Smith, Dan (2011). Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook. Agate Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-1572846821. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
ice luge, martini.
- ^ a b c Garlough, Robert; Finch, Randy C.; Maxfield, Derek (2004). Ice Sculpting the Modern Way. Cengage Learning. p. 129. ISBN 1401804055. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ a b Martirano, Ron (2007). Between the Sheets and Under the Table: The Ultimate Guide to Adult Games. Sterling Publishing Company. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1402746840. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ a b Ice luge. The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English. 2009. ISBN 9780415371827. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Daly, Melissa (2011). 87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0547687278. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Vodka & Ice Luges". www.glacialart.com. Glacial Art. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ a b Ermochkine, Nicholas; Iglikowski, Peter (2004). 40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka. Nova Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 1590335945. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Lata Rung, Jennifer (2006). The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being the Father of the Bride, 2nd Edition. Penguin. p. 52. ISBN 1592574726. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Stilphen, Matthew (February 12, 2013). "Flavors of Freeport offers town's tastiest". Tri-Town Weekly (Freeport, Maine). Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ The Best that Money can Buy. Atlanta Magazine. October 2006. p. 102. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Keyes, Bob (February 15, 2013). "Ice bars become cool way to enjoy Maine winters". Maine Sunday Telegram. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Jacobsen, Jacobsen (2010). A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. (unlisted). ISBN 978-1596918146. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ice luge.
Look up ice luge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Infinite Ideas; O'Prey, Lizzie (2011). Party Ideas: How to Plan the Perfect Party. Infinite Ideas. p. (unlisted). ISBN 978-1908189868. Retrieved 3 March 2013.