Ice Ice Maybe: What’s Really Under Antarctica?

The Ice Wall (Antarctica Cocktail)

INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 ounces coconut rum

• 1 ounces blue curaçao

• 2 ounces pineapple juice

• 0.5 ounces cream of coconut

• 4 ounces crushed ice

• 1 tablespoons white sanding sugar (for rim)

• 1 lime wedge (to wet rim)

• 1 small edible 'iceberg' garnish (white rock candy or clear ice chunk)

STEPS

1. Prep the ice-wall rim: Run 1 lime wedge (to wet rim) around the rim of a glass, then dip the rim into 1 tablespoons white sanding sugar (for rim) to create a frosty white 'ice wall' rim.

2. Blend the base: Add 4 ounces crushed ice to a blender with 1.5 ounces coconut rum, 2 ounces pineapple juice, and 0.5 ounces cream of coconut. Blend until smooth and slushy.

3. Pour the base layer: Pour the blended mix into the rimmed glass, filling about 3/4 of the way.

4. Add the crevasse layer: Slowly pour 1 ounces blue curaçao over the back of a spoon on top so it sinks partway through, creating a deep blue 'crevasse' effect instead of mixing evenly.

5. Garnish and serve: Top with 1 small edible 'iceberg' garnish (white rock candy or clear ice chunk) balanced on the rim or floating on top, like an iceberg breaching the wall.

Episode 2. Antarctica is the one continent you can’t just visit, and that vacuum has been filled with ice walls, secret bases, hidden civilizations, and a treaty that looks a little too convenient. We thaw out the biggest Antarctic conspiracy theories and ask the only question that matters: ice ice, maybe?