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Drinks Over Dearborn’s Pricey Icey

There are two Glace ice spheres in this picture. That'll be $16.
There are two Glace ice spheres in this picture. That’ll be $16. Photo: Glace

Looking to jazz up your cocktail hour? Drinks Over Dearborn is now selling gigantor spherical ice cubes 2.5 inches in diameter. They’re made by the Glace Luxury Ice Co. for a whopping $8 a pop (bargain hunters take note: you can snag five for $35). We asked the good folks at DoD who, exactly, is buying them, and they admitted that while they’re marketing them to bartenders and mixologists, no Chicago institution has yet taken the bait. We’ll pass — we figure we could save $7.99 and make our own ice at home — but who are we to judge? [What Would Alpana Drink]

Drinks Over Dearborn’s Pricey Icey