No, not a new dance craze or an alternative lifestyle establishment. The Twist & Sparkle is a home carbonation contraption that allows you to carbonate four cups of water or three cups of any other kind of beverage.
The GF gave me a twist & sparkle for my birthday. (Oh, I can’t believe I just typed that! Perverts!) Now I have an iSi sofa siphon that I use to make soda water and I really enjoy it. The T&S allows me to carbonate other delicious drinks. I think you know where I’m going with this.
Last weekend while hanging out at a friend’s house who has a T&S, we carbonated several batches of pisco punch. Other than the carbonation, the flavor of the punch was slightly altered. Basically, the flavor was a bit muted. We added a little extra lime juice to punch (get it?) up the tartness and the second batch came out great.
Another great benefit is making homemade sodas. And the first think I had to make was ginger beer! I used Morgenblogger’s recipe. It’s a very simple recipe and tasty to boot.
I know my co-blogger has carbonated negronis and Wray & Nephew Overproof rum. All good decisions. I definitely want to try carbonating a Louisiane and a chartreuse swizzle has to be carbonated.
As I investigate more fun uses I’ll report back.
Cheers!
Sounds like a pretty cool toy. If you compare the price to the Perlini shaker it?s even better. Of course there are differences, but hey, its half the price and you don?t need the $70 gun thing to charge it. This is probably the winner for home use.