Food Tips For Blokes: Smoked Ice

Yes, smoked ice cubes are a thing. Stay with me. First, freeze a football-sized chunk of ice in a Tupperware container. Slide that frozen slab into a perforated, disposable aluminium grill pan and place that pan over a second, unslotted pan. Stick ’em both in your smoker, or use a shut grill with a foil pouch of smoking woodchips inside. (We chose hickory chips to make our Texas bourbon taste like a San Antonio barbecue pit.) Play some fun games with friends for a couple of hours as the melting ice seeps into the non-perforated pan below. Finally, refreeze that infused water in an ice-cube tray. Boom: smoke-soaked ice blocks that make your whiskey or Bloody Mary richer, smoother, and the envy of your brunch crew. — GQ.com