My presentation for this year’s New York City BarCamp was Fog of Bar, a hands-on workshop in the creation of Dry Ice Martinis. BarCamp is an tech un-conference and had nothing whatsoever to do with bars until I got on the case. We were able to prepare about forty dry ice “martinys” along with a full-size demonstration model. Yummy.
If you try this at home of course, use caution as contact with dry ice can cause cold burns. For extra safety you can wait to drink the martini it until all the ice has sublimated away. Dry ice martinis are not recommended for children under 12, or at any time while operating the space shuttle.
Thanks for assistance from volunteer barbacks Alicia and Adam. Also Fog of Bar benefitted from short-notice testing by friends Max, Mike, Adam and Sean, and received its essential inspiration from Patrick Buckley and his Hungry Scientist Handbook. Here’s more photos:
i’m so sad i missed this. i hereby request an encore.
Hi There! Great beautiful artwork in a glass you did!
I am curious, did you consume the martini with the dry ice and how long did you wait until you consumed, before the dry ice could potentially burn the inside of the mouth or tongue…
I really want to do this recipe in a serious way and think all drinks so look so gorgeous!
I am a scientist buff and simply love the look and thought of drinking something that is absolutely smoldering with flavor without accidentally poisoning myself.
Truly interested,
M of Pittsburgh, PA
The dry ice sinks to the bottom and usually adheres so I just warn people not to put it in their mouths. Seems to work, nobody has burned themselves yet.