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An '''ice luge''', '''martini luge''', 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 |authorlink= |coauthors=Finch, Randy C.; Maxfield, Derek |year=2004 |publisher=Cengage Learning |location= |isbn=1401804055 |page=129 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_45Ri3LMOpsC&pg=PA129&dq=ice+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yOEyUd11oYWIAsPBgagG&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> Typically [[liquor]], such as [[vodka]],<ref name="40Degrees">{{cite book |title=40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka |last=Ermochkine |first=Nicholas |authorlink= |coauthors=Iglikowski, Peter |year=2004 |publisher=Nova Publishers |location= |isbn=1590335945 |page=37 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uWB2ZyTO7_sC&pg=PA37&dq=ice+luge,+vodka&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7-8yUYevOsm7iwK9p4DYAg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20vodka&f=false |accessdate=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]]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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |publisher=Penguin |location= |isbn=1592574726 |page=52 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ex8uSRwzhBkC&pg=PA52&dq=ice+luge,+drinking&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6ukyUdbmMuq0iwKlxYCACA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20drinking&f=false |accessdate=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 | accessdate=March 02, 2013 | author=Stilphen, Matthew}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rQ8AAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&dq=ice+luge,+martini&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TQQzUainNsLIiwKphIDwCw&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20martini&f=false | title=The Best that Money can Buy | publisher=Atlanta Magazine | date=October 2006 | accessdate=March 03, 2013 | page=102}}</ref> Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of [[oyster]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America |last=Jacobsen |first=Jacobsen |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |location= |isbn=1596918144 |page=(unlisted) |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=p2LN5tYfVTwC&pg=PT149&dq=ice+sculpture,+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3ukzUffLCIW7iwLA8oHoCQ&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBjgK |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> |
An '''ice luge''', '''martini luge''', 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 |authorlink= |coauthors=Finch, Randy C.; Maxfield, Derek |year=2004 |publisher=Cengage Learning |location= |isbn=1401804055 |page=129 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_45Ri3LMOpsC&pg=PA129&dq=ice+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yOEyUd11oYWIAsPBgagG&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> Typically [[liquor]], such as [[vodka]],<ref name="40Degrees">{{cite book |title=40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka |last=Ermochkine |first=Nicholas |authorlink= |coauthors=Iglikowski, Peter |year=2004 |publisher=Nova Publishers |location= |isbn=1590335945 |page=37 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uWB2ZyTO7_sC&pg=PA37&dq=ice+luge,+vodka&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7-8yUYevOsm7iwK9p4DYAg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20vodka&f=false |accessdate=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]]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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |publisher=Penguin |location= |isbn=1592574726 |page=52 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ex8uSRwzhBkC&pg=PA52&dq=ice+luge,+drinking&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6ukyUdbmMuq0iwKlxYCACA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20drinking&f=false |accessdate=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 | accessdate=March 02, 2013 | author=Stilphen, Matthew}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rQ8AAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&dq=ice+luge,+martini&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TQQzUainNsLIiwKphIDwCw&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20martini&f=false | title=The Best that Money can Buy | publisher=Atlanta Magazine | date=October 2006 | accessdate=March 03, 2013 | page=102}}</ref> Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of [[oyster]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America |last=Jacobsen |first=Jacobsen |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |location= |isbn=1596918144 |page=(unlisted) |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=p2LN5tYfVTwC&pg=PT149&dq=ice+sculpture,+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3ukzUffLCIW7iwLA8oHoCQ&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBjgK |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> |
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An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice<ref name="IceSculpting"/> or [[Casting|cast]] from a [[Molding (process)|mold]].<ref>{{cite book |title=87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party |last=Daly |first=Melissa |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2011 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |location= |isbn=0547687273 |page= |pages=114-115 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8DodaPJRO4IC&pg=PA114&dq=ice+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2OYyUZ__LIvnigKz14GoAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20drinking&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> Companies that purvey ice sometimes create and sell them as ice sculpture products.<ref>{{cite book |title=Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook |last=Smith |first=Dan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2011 |publisher=Agate Publishing |location= |isbn=1572846828 |page=41 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oHJKfN0dLUYC&pg=PA41&dq=ice+luge,+martini&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TQQzUainNsLIiwKphIDwCw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20martini&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> They're sometimes utilized in [[ice bar]]s, 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 | accessdate=March 02, 2013 | author=Keyes, Bob |
An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice<ref name="IceSculpting"/> or [[Casting|cast]] from a [[Molding (process)|mold]].<ref>{{cite book |title=87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party |last=Daly |first=Melissa |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2011 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |location= |isbn=0547687273 |page= |pages=114-115 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8DodaPJRO4IC&pg=PA114&dq=ice+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2OYyUZ__LIvnigKz14GoAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20drinking&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> Companies that purvey ice sometimes create and sell them as ice sculpture products.<ref>{{cite book |title=Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook |last=Smith |first=Dan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2011 |publisher=Agate Publishing |location= |isbn=1572846828 |page=41 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oHJKfN0dLUYC&pg=PA41&dq=ice+luge,+martini&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TQQzUainNsLIiwKphIDwCw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge%2C%20martini&f=false |accessdate=March 2013}}</ref> They're sometimes utilized in [[ice bar]]s, 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 | accessdate=March 02, 2013 | author=Keyes, Bob}}</ref> ''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."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5F-YNZRv-VMC&pg=PA543&dq=ice+luge&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bPsyUeGGH8m7iwK9p4DYAg&ved=0CGwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=ice%20luge&f=false | title=Ice luge | publisher=''The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English'' | date=2009 | accessdate=March 02, 2013}}</ref> |
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An ice luge, martini luge, 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.[1] Typically liquor, such as vodka,[2] 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.[1] There is a possibility that vodka may be diluted with water when ice luges are used[2] (along with other beverages). Martinis and champagne are also sometimes chilled and served using ice luges.[3][4][5] Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of oysters.[6]
An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice[1] or cast from a mold.[7] Companies that purvey ice sometimes create and sell them as ice sculpture products.[8] They're sometimes utilized in ice bars, which are drinking establishments made primarily of ice.[9] 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."[10]
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Party goers drinking from ice luges
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Jägermeister being poured down ice luges
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Absolut Vodka being served through ice luges
See also
References
- ^ a b c Garlough, Robert (2004). Ice Sculpting the Modern Way. Cengage Learning. p. 129. ISBN 1401804055. Retrieved March 2013.
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(help) - ^ Jacobsen, Jacobsen (2010). A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. (unlisted). ISBN 1596918144. Retrieved March 2013.
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Further reading
- Infinite Ideas (2011). Party Ideas: How to Plan the Perfect Party. Infinite Ideas. p. (unlisted). ISBN 190818986X. Retrieved March 2013.
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External links
Media related to Ice luge at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of ice luge at Wiktionary