A summer party is literally incomplete without a round of cocktails. How can you enjoy a pool party under the scorching Sydney sun without quenching your thirst with a few ice cold ones?
Whether you call it a frozen cocktail, slushie or slush, these icy cool beverages are made simple by using a slushie machine (you can blend your own ice up if you wish – but that’s a lot of effort right?).
The machines mixes up the cocktail flavouring (fruit flavourings, sugar syrup and water) together in a one or more barrels with buckets loads of ice. The result is a drink that is a fine blend of cocktail and suspended ice crystals.
Do you have a Christmas party on the cards? If yes, make sure you treat your guests with a good slushy splash.
Now, if you’re based in Sydney and are looking out for a great deal to hire a slushie machine, I would recommend you check out cocktailking.com.au the next time you are in the market for cocktail machine hire.
Let’s give some more details about how a slushie machine works and how setting it up is a really easy thing to do.
Setting it Up
A lot of people hire these machines for adding a quirky edge to their summer parties, events and birthdays. The 
foremost thing that you need in order to set up a machine for slushies or cocktails is to choose a sturdy table or countertop. All you have to do next is to plug the machine into the power slot.
After turning it on, give it time to process the slush. This may take upto one to two hours. Once the slush is ready, hold the cup under the nozzle, pull down the lever and Bob’s your Uncle – a Slurpee.
When it comes to choosing the flavours, you can go ahead with anything from orange, lime, mango to raspberry. The most interesting thing about a slushie machine is the fact that you don’t have to load it up with ice; instead it produces its own.
The workings of a Slushie Machine
Best served at -3 degrees, a slushie is a created as a combination of machine mechanics and liquid formula. Inside the barrel, the cocktail mix (liquid) can drop to its freezing point without solidifying. In order to ensure that the mix doesn’t turn to ice (and you don’t have to add your own) a lot of time and effort goes into testing the mixes. They also have to taste good. Generally, there will be a reasonable quantity of sugar (frozen cocktails aren’t great for dieters – but then what booze is?) which is the main reason behind the fact that liquid does not turn into ice. The sugar molecules, basically create interference and prohibit the creation of ice.
Most slushie and cocktail machines consist of two different sets of blades. These blades rotate and are present in both the horizontal and vertical containers of the machine. They also play an important role in keeping the slush from completely freezing.
The horizontal blade allows the ice crystals to move constantly and this prevents them from clinging onto each other. The vertical blade on the other hand makes sure that the ice does not accumulate onto the top of the machine. Therefore, the rotating blades and the specially crafted liquid, together create the perfect summer beverage with a slushy texture.
Next time, when you’re going to throw a party, make sure you’ve hired a slushie machine and set it up correctly. Fill it up properly (and keep it filled) with pride of place on the center table and I guarantee you’ll have no end of satisfied guests.
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