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Crushed Ice Vs. Cracked Ice: What’s the Difference?

A Bar Above

For higher alcohol-content drinks, like tiki cocktails where the taste can make your mouth pucker, you’re going to need quicker-melting ice for appropriate drink dilution. True crushed ice/flake ice is saved for Mint Juleps , tiki drinks , or even house-twists like in Moscow Mules. Why would you want this?

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At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

VinePair

It was a tiki/tropical bar or a haven for amaro. And also people are realizing that at those high-end cocktail bars, those cocktails are very, very expensive and the margins are very tight. You need an element that is high-volume. It was a classic cocktail bar, or a neo-speakeasy. They are not making that much money.

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Where to Drink Cocktails in San Diego

Imbibe Magazine

With high-end barware and glassware, recipe cards, and quality bottles such as Don Fulano tequila and Jefferson’s Ocean “Aged at Sea” bourbon, you’ll be tempted to stay in. Mothership Mothership steers away from the tiki bar trope by infusing its 1,500-square-foot space with immersive sci-fi elements.

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