Why It's So Much Smarter To Drink Cocktails With Clear Ice - Chowhound

Alexpro9500/Getty Images Many considerations coalesce into producing a cocktail. There's the selection of liquor, ratios, glassware, and garnish. Yet an often overlooked component — that's really the most fundamental — is ice. Without frozen water, there's no dilution to tie all the components together, and a lack of chilling to smoothen out flavors. In fact, a shaken cocktail is diluted by almost a third from…