After years and years of watching glamorous movie stars on celluloid float up to their well-appointed bars, drop two ice cubes in a rocks glass, add a generous pour of whiskey, and top it off with a spritz of seltzer hissed from an elegant bottle, I decided that my life was missing a seltzer maker. If only I had one of those, I thought, My life would be just as glamorous as theirs!
Completely by accident, while on vacation in Savannah, I saw the iSi soda maker in the window of a kitchen supply store and knew my dreams were about to come true. And for about $45 plus the cost of CO2 cartridges ($10 for 10), I was in business. Glamorous, movie star business.
Anyway, I use my seltzer as a mixer with bourbon, flavored vodkas, and mojitos, I top off fruit juice with it, and sometimes I enjoy it by the glass when my mouth feels like enjoying some bubbles. The bonus: seltzer is a no calorie mixer.
So, if you want to feel like a glamourpuss when you’re making your post-workday cocktail, take a cue from me and add some bubbles to your life.
