We like to watch the drinks accompanied by ice cubes, or enjoy them when they are cool in summer. When we put water in the ice cubes and put it in the freezer, we do not have to wait long to see how it happens to become ice cubes. Why is not the same with alcohol?
Everything is due to the main component of alcoholic beverages: ethanol. One of the characteristics of this compound is that its freezing temperature is -114 ° C, a very low temperature, much lower than can reach a domestic freezer (which is approximately -20 ° C.
If it is mixed with other ingredients, something that happens in all alcoholic beverages, its freezing temperature rises. The higher the percentage of alcohol, the lower the freezing point. Vodka, rum or whiskey are almost impossible to freeze, it is more possible with beer and wine.