Product Description

What's cooler than a shot glass made of ice? Fill COOL SHOOTERS with water or your favorite juice, freeze, and then pop out four fully-formed frozen shot glasses. A great way to add a little nip to your favorite sip!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #180 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 1
• Color: Clear
• Brand: Fred
• Model: COOL
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 3.00" w x 5.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Silicone Ice Mold shooters
• Pure food-grade silicone

Customer Reviews

Not just ice.
Some have mention using hot water to make stronger clearer ice and that works, but I got to thinking... what else could I make shot glasses from? I melted some Jolly Ranchers and made shot glasses from those... turned out awesome. Next I'll try some chocolate. Also was thinking of using just plain melted sugar. Not sure how well gummy shot glasses wold work but I'm trying that. What else would make a good shot glass?

Great product, but use it CORRECTLY
I used to be a bartender, but now I just like to entertain...a lot. Some tip/tricks/info for this product:
1) Product is made from quality grade silicone, it should last a while, but I expect it to break down over time. But at the price it's at, I'm happy.
2) When removing the ice shots from the mold, pour COLD water over the mold to loosen them up from the mold walls and then turn the mold inside out, pushing them out. Cold water is sufficient, warm water will lessen the life of the shot.
3) Pour COLD alcohol into the shot. Warm alcohol melts ice very quickly. Ice shot glasses are more of a NOVELTY than a functional item. They shouldn't be used to chill alcohol, just keep it cold. If you put warm (room temp) alcohol into these, you will melt through them quickly. Invest in a mixing glass and strainer. Use it.
4) Fill the molds all the way to be sure you have a thick base, it will make them last longer.
5) Serve with two napkins. One to sit it on to keep it from sliding around and another to hold it with.
6) If you plan on making a bunch and storing them for any period of time....you need to store them in a freezer WITHOUT auto defrost. Auto defrost periodically "warms" the freezer to melt the frost buildup. This includes frozen shot glasses that aren't in a mold to hold them together. (reviewer below probably had auto defrot on). ie, most refridgerator/freezers are auto defrosting. Standalone freezers (deep freezers) usually are not or can be adjusted to turn it off.
7) Drink responsibly.

Cool and Novel...But Messy
This is a fun and novel idea but has only limited use.

Obviously, ice melts and that poses some problems with serving, using and disposing of them. Drinking them is fun, but they get your fingers cold, slippery and wet. And if you've made it out of juice instead of water, you get cold, wet AND sticky. After using them you need a way to dispose of them quickly, because your guests are left holding an empty, cold, melting shot glass that they can't really set down anywhere or reuse (unless they have a glass to put it in and use as an ice cube).

One idea is to present a shot of liquor/liquid that complements what they're already drinking, so they can drop the ice shot glass (with or without the shot) into the cup. But even this requires careful coordination to make sure the cups are large enough and their glass isn't too full. The shot glasses are surprisingly heavy.

The last problem to mention is when the alcohol melts through the ice shot glass and starts spilling out the bottom. Sometimes this happens quickly, spilling the alcohol out onto the counter where you're pouring, or onto your hapless guest when you're handing it to them. I recommend using already-chilled alcohol to help slow that down, and to serve the filled shot glasses as quickly as possible.

Overall, these provide exactly what you expect from an ice shot glass. They're easy to make, look neat, offer some novelty but aren't good for more than a quick impression and a few minutes before melting becomes a reality.