(Karen Chappell)Depending on where you live, you may be hard-pressed to find a cocktail under $10 nowadays. Drink prices have increased over the past several years thanks in part to more creatively crafted drinks and…ice? Yes, you read that right, artisanal ice is real and apparently expensive. NPR reports that the super-special artisanal ice, which is crystal clear and melts at a slower pace, is freezing the competition when it comes to regular old ice, and contributing to consumers’ higher bar tabs. Joe Ambrose, the owner of Favourite Ice, a company that hand-chisels 200- to 300-pound blocks of ice to be sold to local Washington, D.C., watering holes, tells NPR there’s a reason the artisanal ice is doing so well.

 

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