Cocktail smoker

Abstract

To provide a cocktail smoker capable of easily changing the flavor of a small amount of an alcoholic beverage just poured into a glass.SOLUTION: The cocktail smoker consists of a smoke head, which is a plank of wooden barrel material that can be used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages. The smoke head is a thick plate-shaped wooden barrel material that can be used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, and when the smoke head is placed on a glass, a smoke passing hole that penetrates from a non-glass side surface on the opposite side of the glass to a glass side surface on the glass side is drilled in the smoke head, and the non-glass side surface of the smoke head is a combustion surface that ignites and burns the non-glass side surface in a state where the smoke head is placed on the glass so as to close an opening of the glass into which an alcoholic beverage is poured.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cocktail smoker for altering the flavor of an alcoholic beverage in a glass by means of smoke. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, methods and tools have been proposed for changing the flavor of alcoholic beverages such as wine and whiskey by exposing the beverages to smoke produced by burning specific wood species.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an extract seasoning with added smoke components and a method for producing the same. The extract is placed in a sealed container and heated to 50-80°C to increase its fluidity. 120-250 kg of smoking material such as smoke wood is used for 1,000 kg of the extract, and smoke is blown into the extract using a smoke generator, while vacuum suction is used to efficiently bring the smoke components into contact with and absorb them into the extract. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-107769 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the conventional method disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires large-scale equipment such as complex containers, making it difficult to easily change the flavor of a small amount of alcoholic beverage.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a cocktail smoker that can easily change the flavor of a small amount of alcoholic beverage poured into a glass. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The cocktail smoker described in claim 1 comprises a smoke head, which is a thick wooden barrel material that can be used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, and is characterized in that the smoke head has a smoke vent hole that penetrates from the non-glass side opposite the glass to the glass side facing the glass when the smoke head is placed on a glass, and the non-glass side of the smoke head is a combustion surface that is ignited and combusted when the smoke head is placed on the glass so as to block the opening of the glass into which an alcoholic beverage has been poured.

[0008] The cocktail smoker described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of claim 1, the smoke vent hole comprises at least one hole whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the opening of the glass.

[0009] The cocktail smoker described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of claim 2, a recess is provided on the non-glass side of the smoke head so that all of the smoke vent holes can be placed on the bottom surface, and the thickness of the recess in the smoke head is thinner than the thickness of the other parts.

[0010] The cocktail smoker according to claim 4 has the configuration of any one of claims 1 to 3, and is characterized in that the smoke head is made of wood that has already been used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The cocktail smoker of the present invention is composed only of a smoke head and can easily change the flavor of a small amount of alcoholic beverage poured into a glass. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of a cocktail smoker according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a plan view of the smoke head of the cocktail smoker. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how to use the cocktail smoker. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a cocktail smoker according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a plan view of the smoke head of the cocktail smoker. Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing how to use the cocktail smoker.

[0014] The cocktail smoker 1 is designed to change the flavor of alcoholic beverage A in a glass 4 by using smoke. The cocktail smoker 1 of the present invention consists solely of a smoke head 10. The smoke head 10 is a thick wooden barrel material that can be used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, specifically, white oak, common oak, Cecil oak, Spanish oak, French oak, Mizunara (Japanese oak), etc. When determining the type of smoke head 10 to use, if the wood is selected from wood barrel materials already used for brewing alcoholic beverages, the selection may be based on the type of alcoholic beverage (e.g., whiskey, rum, wine, brandy, sherry, Madeira, tequila, etc.) brewed with the wood, regardless of the type of tree itself. The smoke head 10 has a thickness of approximately 20 mm to 40 mm and a planar size of approximately 60 mm to 80 mm.

[0015] It is preferable that the wooden barrel material used for the smoke head 10 be one that has already been used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, because smoke can easily change the flavor of the alcoholic beverage A in the glass 4. The smoke head 10 shown in the drawings of the present application has a curved shape because it has already been used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, but it does not need to be cut out with the intention of being used as an actual barrel, and it does not need to be curved. Furthermore, even if the smoke head 10 has already been used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages, it may be shaved or otherwise made into a flat plate from a curved plate.

[0016] 1 and 3, the smoke head 10 is provided with a smoke vent hole 14 that penetrates from the non-glass side surface 10a, which is opposite the glass 4, to the glass side surface 10b, which is on the glass 4 side, when the smoke head 10 is placed on the glass 4. The smoke vent hole 14 consists of at least one hole whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the opening of the glass 4, and the hole diameter of the smoke vent hole 14 is about 1 mm to about 6 mm. The number of smoke vent holes 14 may be one or more so as not to be outside the diameter of the opening of the glass 4.

[0017] In the smoke head 10 of the present invention, a recess 12 is provided on the non-glass side 10a so that all of the smoke vent holes 14 can be located on the bottom surface, and the thickness of the recess 12 is thinner than the thickness of the other parts. The hole diameter of the recess 12 is about 10 mm to about 50 mm.

[0018] The diameter and number of the smoke vent holes 14 and the diameter and depth of the recesses 12 may be determined appropriately depending on the degree to which the flavor of the alcoholic beverage A is desired to be changed.

[0019] Next, a method of using the cocktail smoker 1 will be described. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the smoke head 10, which is the cocktail smoker 1, is placed on the glass 4 containing alcoholic beverage A, so as to cover the opening 4a of the glass 4 and rest on the rim 4b of the glass. At this time, as shown in Figure 3, the side surface 10b of the smoke head 10 is in close contact with the rim 4b of the glass 4, so that the opening 4a of the glass 4 is covered. However, if the smoke head 10 is curved, it is difficult to ensure that the side surface 10b of the smoke head 10 is in close contact with the rim 4b of the glass 4, but efforts should be made to minimize any gap between the side surface 10b and the rim 4b.

[0020] As shown in Figures 1 and 3, a smoke head 10 is placed on a glass 4, covering the opening 4a of the glass 4 containing alcoholic beverage A, and resting on the rim 4b of the glass. The non-glass side 10a of the smoke head 10 is then ignited and burned. The recessed portion 12 is also ignited and burned. When the non-glass side 10a and recessed portion 12 of the smoke head 10 are burned, smoke is generated. As shown by the arrow in Figure 3, this smoke flows through the smoke vent hole 14 into the glass gap 4c between the opening 4a of the glass 4 and the alcoholic beverage A. The smoke then changes the flavor of the alcoholic beverage A. The smoke produced by the combustion of the smoke head 10 acts like smoking the alcoholic beverage A.

[0021] In this way, the non-glass side 10a of the smoke head 10 (including the surface of the recess 12) is a combustion surface that is ignited and burned when the smoke head 10 is placed on the glass 4.

[0022] The cocktail smoker having the above-described configuration, which is composed only of the smoke head 10, can easily change the flavor of a small amount of alcoholic beverage A poured into a glass.

[0023] The present invention allows various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments are intended to explain the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, not the embodiments. Various modifications made within the scope of the claims and the meaning of the invention equivalent thereto are considered to be within the scope of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0024] As described above, the present invention provides a cocktail smoker that can easily change the flavor of a small amount of alcoholic beverage poured into a glass. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1. Cocktail Smoker 4. Glass 4a...Aperture 4b Glass rim 4c...Glass void 10. Smokehead 10a Non-glass side 10b: Side of the glass 12. Recess 14 Smoke vent

Claims

1. In a cocktail smoker, which changes the flavor of an alcoholic beverage in a glass by using smoke, It consists of a smokehead, a thick wooden barrel material that can be used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages. The smoke head is provided with a smoke vent hole that penetrates from the non-glass side opposite the glass to the glass side facing the glass when the smoke head is placed on the glass, The cocktail smoker is characterized in that the non-glass side of the smoke head is a combustion surface that is ignited and burned when the smoke head is placed on the glass into which the alcoholic beverage has been poured so as to cover the opening of the glass.

2. 2. The cocktail smoker of claim 1, wherein the smoke vent comprises at least one hole having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the opening of the glass.

3. A recess is provided on the non-glass side of the smoke head so that all of the smoke vent holes can be arranged on the bottom surface, 3. A cocktail smoker according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of the recessed portion of the smoke head is thinner than the thickness of the remaining portion.

4. 4. The cocktail smoker according to claim 1, wherein the smoke head is made of wood from a wooden barrel that has already been used as a barrel for brewing alcoholic beverages.

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