# Ice luge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_luge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_luge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_luge > Source revision: 1282663427 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Type of ice sculpture}} {{About| a type of ice sculpture|a racing sled|Luge}} [[File:IceBar.JPG|thumb|A drink being poured down an ice luge at an [ice bar](/source/ice_bar) in [Rochester, Minnesota](/source/Rochester%2C_Minnesota)]] thumb|An ice luge formed in the shape of the number 21 An '''ice luge''', '''martini luge''', or '''shooter-block''' is a type of [ice sculpture](/source/ice_sculpture) made from a large block of ice that has a narrow channel carved through where liquid is poured,{{cite book |title=Ice Sculpting the Modern Way|last=Garlough |first=Robert |author2=Finch, Randy C. |author3=Maxfield, Derek |year=2004 |publisher=Cengage Learning |isbn=1401804055 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_45Ri3LMOpsC&dq=ice+luge&pg=PA129 |access-date=3 March 2013}} such as [liquor](/source/liquor) products. Some are professionally produced from sculpturing or from [mold](/source/Molding_(process))s, and some are homemade. Ice luges are sometimes offered in [ice bar](/source/ice_bar)s, and have also been used for serving [oyster](/source/oyster)s. Ice luges have also been described as a type of [drinking game](/source/drinking_game).{{cite book |title=Between the Sheets and Under the Table: The Ultimate Guide to Adult Games |last=Martirano |first=Ron |year=2007 |publisher=Sterling Publishing Company |isbn=978-1402746840 |pages=31–32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KFdTt0RqzmQC&dq=ice+luge%2C+party&pg=PA31 |access-date=3 March 2013}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5F-YNZRv-VMC&dq=ice+luge&pg=PA543 | title=Ice luge | publisher=The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English | year=2009 | isbn=9780415371827 | access-date=March 2, 2013}} ==Etymology== ''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." ==Composition and production== An ice luge can be carved from a block of ice or [cast](/source/Casting) from a mold.{{cite book |title=87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party |last=Daly |first=Melissa |year=2011 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=978-0547687278 |pages=114–115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DodaPJRO4IC&dq=ice+luge%2C+drinking&pg=PA114 |access-date=3 March 2013}} Some designs incorporate the use of a tube that exists within an ice sculpture. Companies that create ice sculptures may purvey ice luges,{{cite web|title=Vodka & Ice Luges|url=http://www.glacialart.com/ice-galleries/vodka-ice-luges/|website=www.glacialart.com|publisher=Glacial Art|access-date=2016-03-23}} and some ice companies also create and sell custom designs.{{cite book |title=Talk with Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook |last=Smith |first=Dan |year=2011 |publisher=Agate Publishing |isbn=978-1572846821 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781572841239/page/41 41] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781572841239 |url-access=registration |quote=ice luge, martini. |access-date=3 March 2013}} Ice luges can also be homemade, and molds are available to consumers for doing so. ==Uses== Typically liquor, such as [vodka](/source/vodka),{{cite book |title=40 Degrees East: An Anatomy of Vodka |last=Ermochkine |first=Nicholas |author2=Iglikowski, Peter |year=2004 |publisher=Nova Publishers |isbn=1590335945 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWB2ZyTO7_sC&dq=ice+luge%2C+vodka&pg=PA37 |access-date=3 March 2013}} 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. There is a possibility that vodka may be diluted with water when ice luges are used (along with other beverages). [Martini](/source/Martini_(cocktail))s and [champagne](/source/champagne) are also sometimes chilled and served using ice luges.{{cite book |title=The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being the Father of the Bride, 2nd Edition |last=Lata Rung |first=Jennifer |year=2006 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=1592574726 |page=52 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ex8uSRwzhBkC&dq=ice+luge%2C+drinking&pg=PA52 |access-date=3 March 2013}}{{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 | access-date=March 2, 2013 | author=Stilphen, Matthew | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411052151/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/tri_town_weekly/news/flavors-of-freeport-offers-town-s-tastiest/article_0fc8e886-7546-11e2-924d-001a4bcf887a.html | archive-date=April 11, 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQ8AAAAAMBAJ&dq=ice+luge%2C+martini&pg=PA102 | title=The Best that Money can Buy | publisher=Atlanta Magazine | date=October 2006 | access-date=March 3, 2013 | page=102}} They're sometimes utilized in ice bars, which are drinking establishments made primarily of ice.{{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 | access-date=March 2, 2013 | author=Keyes, Bob}} Ice luges have also been used for the consumption of oysters.{{cite book |title=A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America |last=Jacobsen |first=Jacobsen |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1596918146 |page=(unlisted) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2LN5tYfVTwC&dq=ice+sculpture,+luge&pg=PT149 |access-date=3 March 2013}} ==Gallery== File:Ice luge iss 2003 1468.jpg|Party goers drinking from ice luges (2003) File:Ice luge iss 2002 1133.jpg|[Jägermeister](/source/J%C3%A4germeister) being poured down ice luges (2002) File:Ice luge iss 2006 3444.jpg|[Absolut Vodka](/source/Absolut_Vodka) being served through ice luges (2006) File:Vodka ice luge.jpg|alt=Ice Luge sculpture created by Techne Ice|Ice luge sculpture by Techne Ice. [Source](https://techneice.com/party-ice-luges/) ==See also== {{portal|Drink}} * [Drinking culture](/source/Drinking_culture) * [Shooter (mixed drink)](/source/Shooter_(mixed_drink)) ==References== {{Reflist|33em}} ==Further reading== {{commons category}} {{Wiktionary}} * {{cite book |title=Party Ideas: How to Plan the Perfect Party |last=Infinite Ideas |author2=O'Prey, Lizzie |year=2011 |publisher=Infinite Ideas |isbn=978-1908189868 |page=(unlisted) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-p8z_IFrDEC&dq=ice+luge,+alcohol&pg=PT130 |access-date=3 March 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ice Luge}} Category:Drinking culture Category:Sculpture techniques --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ice luge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_luge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_luge?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.