want that drink on the rocks? That'll be a buck extra-

[Tye 1on]

Never saw this one coming...only in DC? link

A Manhattan will set you back $14 at forthcoming downtown restaurant and bar Second State. Want it on the rocks? That will be a dollar more—for a total of $15.

The Pennsylvania-themed spot, which is set to open in the former Mighty Pint space at 1831 M St. NW on Oct. 21, will be the first place in D.C. with an ice surcharge listed on its cocktail menu. (Most bars eat the cost or build it into the price of the drink.) Granted, these are no freezer-burned, generic tray cubes. This is the fancy, unclouded artisanal stuff from D.C.'s boutique ice company, Favourite Ice, founded by local bartenders Owen Thomson and Joseph Ambrose. Second State bartenders will chip off the eight corners for a more spherical shape that sits in the glass like an iceberg.

"It's worth it," says bar manager Phil Clark. "When it goes into a cocktail, it's crystal clear. It's purified water, so there's no minerally taste."
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[some pretty funny comments too]

[schwerty]

I'd drink my wallet dry there!

Let's go have a few drinks with ice when you return.

[that dude who did that thing]

There's always a new, usually absurd way to prove how cool one is. Artisinal ice is only worse than some, as bad as others, and not as awful as the worst. Although, at the moment, I'm having a hard time thinking of one worse than "artisanal ice."

[Moeghoul]

If you drink a drink that let's the ice melt yer doing it wrong. That minerally pedestrian ice water comes right thru bourbon, sweet vermouth and a splash of bitters. Must be sewer water in DC.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Wtf is a Pennsylvania-themed bar? Are the staff dressed like Amish or attendees of the First Continental Congress?

[hutash]

How much for glacial ice?

One of the cool things about Gordy Camp- Chamonix was Godry bring down a some the mer de glace for cocktails.

[Mazderati]

A Hoshizaki plumbed with AquaDeco is where it's at.

[mud]

There's always a new, usually absurd way to prove how cool one is. Artisinal ice is only worse than some, as bad as others, and not as awful as the worst. Although, at the moment, I'm having a hard time thinking of one worse than "artisanal ice."

oxygen bars are pretty obnoxious.

[irul&ublo]

minerals are good for humans.

Why don't you snort some asbestos?

[mall walker]

If you drink a drink that let's the ice melt yer doing it wrong. That minerally pedestrian ice water comes right thru bourbon, sweet vermouth and a splash of bitters. Must be sewer water in DC.

I had some Scottish friends visit me and informed my pedestrian ass that I was not to use an entire ice cube in my fine "whisky" (scotch to me) but only about 1/2" of water pinched from a straw. I've never felt so plebeian.

[glademaster]

I had some Scottish friends visit me and informed my pedestrian ass that I was not to use an entire ice cube in my fine "whiskey" (scotch to me) but only about 1/2" of water pinched from a straw. I've never felt so plebeian.

You exposed the fact that you're a true plebe by spelling whisky wrong.

There is to be no lime in bourbon, and no "e" in whisky.

[Benny Profane]

DC? Your tax dollars hard at work.

[Benny Profane]

I had some Scottish friends visit me and informed my pedestrian ass that I was not to use an entire ice cube in my fine "whiskey" (scotch to me) but only about 1/2" of water pinched from a straw. I've never felt so plebeian.

Single malts should never be served on ice. Never.

[mall walker]

Single malts should never be served on ice. Never.

Somewhat unrelated, I was surprised to learn that Johnny Walker Blue is apparently export-only and cannot be found in Scotland. It was funny to see some Scots excited about a whisky they could find in Utah but not Stirling...

[glademaster]

Somewhat unrelated, I was surprised to learn that Johnny Walker Blue is apparently export-only and cannot be found in Scotland. It was funny to see some Scots excited about a whisky they could find in Utah but not Stirling...

Johnny Walker Blue is still a blend and not a single malt. If I'm going to pay that much for a blended scotch, it should include a Cuban cigar and a hummer from a girl who can balance an ashtray on her head.

[mall walker]

Johnny Walker Blue is still a blend and not a single malt.

I know, I was surprised to see them ordering a blend (I was blaspheming a Lagavulin 16).

[The AD]

Artisanal ice. Now I've heard everything.

[Benny Profane]

I know, I was surprised to see them ordering a blend (I was blaspheming a Lagavulin 16).

I know a place that would not serve it to you that way. They will serve you a few cubes on the side, and then walk away, averting their eyes while doing a sign of the cross.

[mall walker]

I know a place that would not serve it to you that way. They will serve you a few cubes on the side, and then walk away, averting their eyes while doing a sign of the cross.

After I was taught the error of my ways, I was sort of surprised that they hadn't corrected me when I ordered. Then I remembered I was in UT and was just happy they didn't put a tiny umbrella in there.

[From_the_NEK]

There's always a new, usually absurd way to prove how cool one is. Artisinal ice is only worse than some, as bad as others, and not as awful as the worst. Although, at the moment, I'm having a hard time thinking of one worse than "artisanal ice."

Here's another one: Organic Maple Syrup

[brice618]

After I was taught the error of my ways, I was sort of surprised that they hadn't corrected me when I ordered. Then I remembered I was in UT and was just happy they didn't put a tiny umbrella in there.

I once received a margarita with table salt on the rim in Utah. I know, what the fuck was I doing ordering a margarita in Utah? We all make mistakes from time to time.

[haydukelives]

If you are willing to pay $14 plus tax and tip = $18 for $1 worth of whiskey, then you are surely able to pay an extra $1 for a cube frozen water

[stuckathuntermtn]

What is the JW Blue? It doesn't have age on it.

[glademaster]

What is the JW Blue? It doesn't have age on it.

They don't state an age because it's blend of their "best and rarest barrels," which I assume are all aged slightly differently.

[that dude who did that thing]

DC? Your tax dollars hard at work.

You do understand that D.C. is an actual city with people and private businesses and such, and that the government does not run EVERYTHING there, don't you?