I guess I had never considered the quality of the ice cube as a factor in a good mixed beverage, but it makes sense. Not only does the ice become part of the drink itself, but it's essential in mixing the cocktail and thus, bringing out the flavors. I don't know if I could afford to invest in a top-of-the-line ice machine though.

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I enjoy watching this guy. He borders on the pathological - but I'm interested to try some of his concoctions.

Jesus christ, Kelly. Of course you can't afford "to invest in a top-of-the-line ice machine." The smallest Kold-Draft model makes 110 lb. of ice per day and costs about $1,700. Not many private homes are buying these, which is why you get the pleasure to go out and let a business that owns one make the drink for you (and pay them the $11 you so haughtily dismiss as exorbitant). But god forbid you miss an opportunity to post a nonsense comment on another website to promote your "starving student eating shitty, cheap, boring food and describing it in that awful and sterile 'journalist' syntax" blog. Nice things are expensive. You can't afford them right now. We get it. Stop maligning everything that is good about food and drink so you can tell us about fucking Sonic Drive-In, you vapid huckster.