Twice As Nice
With Ice.
THE STORY
Van Winkle Ice Co. is the Yarra Valleys first and only crystal clear-cut ice company producing perfectly transparent ice for world-class cocktails, world-class bars and restaurants for a world-class drinking experience.
We’re owned and operated by a passionate career cocktail bartender and bar owner in collaboration with one of the best and most brilliant minded refrigeration engineers in the land.
With both owners bringing decades of combined cocktail & technical experience with them - paired with their access to some of (if not) the best water in Australia being positioned in the Yarra Valley - Van Winkle is able to produce the best possible ice, for some of the best possible drinking, for the most discerning drinkers!
THE PROCESS
In our bespoke designed and built ice block makers we freeze filtered Yarra Valley water from the bottom up, agitating and eliminating air bubbles and impurities in the process.
Each machine produces three 50kg blocks of clear ice over four days, resulting in completely transparent and flawless ice.
The size, density and clarity of the ice we produce means it chills quickly, melts and dilutes slowly but precisely, ensuring that the last sip of your drink, dram or cocktail is as good as the first.
THE OUTCOME
WHAT WE DO
At Van Winkle Ice Co. we deliver premium, bespoke clear-cut ice produced in the Yarra Valley, from Yarra Valley water, by world-class cocktail bartenders and refrigeration technicians for world-class restaurants, cocktail bars and home bar enthusiasts!
LARGE ROCKS
Perfect ice for those liquid libations served 'on the rocks' - think an Old Fashioned or a Classic Negroni. With its larger size and low surface-area-to-volume ratio, these large perfectly clear-cut ice bangers chill your drink quick but melt and dilute slow keeping your cocktails consistently fresh and delicious for longer.
MIN. QUANTITY: 84
SIZE: 50mm x 50mm x 65mm
LARGE CUBES
Over-sized cube ice, designed specifically for enhancing your enjoyment of your favourite spirit-forward cocktails or for that spirit or dram you’d have ‘on the rocks’…
MIN. QUANTITY: 105
SIZE: 50mm x 50mm x 50mm
COLLINS ICE SPEAR
These long, column-like pieces of ice are designed with tall drinks and highballs in mind.
These beautiful bad-boys are the Shaquille O’neal of our ice offering - but with more finesse! It’s so clear that it seems to disappear completely, even the most transparent of cocktails and highballs!
MIN. QUANTITY: 70
SIZE: 38mm x 38mm x 135mm
We can produce ice to your specifications - small or large - from cubes and spheres, to slabs and ice for ice sculptures - so let us know if there’s something you need and we’ll do our very best to meet your ice needs!