Praying for Good Ice ~ Ornament

Praying for Good Ice ~ And Better Company

Clear cubes and good friends are the two things that make an evening, and she has learned that only one of them can be ordered. The other has to be invited, fed, and handed a cold glass. Her prayers are specific and they tend to come true around seven.

• Who Asks For It: The friend whose freezer is full of molds and whose table is full of people.
• The Moment: A tray of perfect cubes meeting a room of perfect company.
• Gift Pick: For the host who knows the recipe for a good night has two ingredients.

Cocktail Threads made this round ornament for the tree that stands next to the bar cart. Pick ceramic at 3 inches or aluminum at 3.6 inches, and it arrives with its hanging string. A wipe with a damp cloth keeps it as polished as a chilled coupe, December after December. Tie it to a bottle of the good stuff, hang it on the tree, or hook it on the shaker shelf for the host who measures the vermouth twice.