Alcoholic soft ice
AssigneeHeublein, Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Ashmont, Thomas C. Bibeau, Anthony Livaich, Nancy J. McCormick
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Abstract
The invention provides a ready-to-consume, freezeable, alcoholic beverage composed of water, sugars, alcohol, flavorants and carboxymethylcellulose. The beverage can be placed in a consumer or commercial freezer to form a soft ice, which can be consumed "as is" or can be spooned into a glass to provide, with stirring, an attractive slush-type frozen cocktail.
Claims17
A shelf stable, ready-to-consume alcoholic beverage comprising water, sugars, alcohol, flavorants, and carboxymethylcellulose wherein the sugars comprise at least one sugar selected from the group consisting of fructose and dextrose;
- the beverage has a proof in the range of about 10 to about 25;
- the carboxymethylcellulose is present in an amount ranging from about 0.02 to about 0.1% by weight;
- and wherein the ready-to-consume alcoholic beverage forms a soft ice upon being subjected to a temperature range of about 0.degree. to about 10.degree. F. and can be frozen and completely re-melted any number of times while maintaining the ability to form a soft ice at said temperature range.
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