How to make an exploding drink

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You’ve seen the YouTube clips demonstrating the riotous effect of dropping Mentos into Diet Coke. Why not turn the fizzy fun into an epic party prank of your own? Here’s our recipe for a little cocktail we call the Manhattan Project. 1. Shop

1) Buy the ingredients at your corner store: 2 liters of Diet Coke (warm, diet only because it isn’t sticky), one pack Mentos candy (mint), and some rye whiskey (cheap)… Manhattans also call for a splash of sweet vermouth and 2 small dashes Angostura bitters

2.) Fill an ice tray so that each section is half full of water and stick it in the icebox. Once all of the half-ice cubes have frozen, fill them up to the top placing one candy into each cube. Freeze again.

3.) Combine four cubes and 8 oz. of Diet Coke. Top with 2 oz. of whiskey. The Vermouth and bitters are optional but necessary for an authentic taste. Of course, Manhattans don’t actually ever make use of cola or soda so authenticity has already been sacrificed to the prank. Garnish with a naive smile and serve. Wait five minutes.

When the ice melts enough to expose the dense candy’s gum arabic to the cola, it’ll erupt like a fifth-grade science project.

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11 thoughts on “How to make an exploding drink”

  2. I have done the Mentos in Diet Coke trick. It was pretty cool–I got about 4 Mentos in the 2-liter bottle and got a fountain of about 10 feet.

    I have not tried this trick, but I imagine it would work similarly.

    I can’t wait to try it.

  4. Why go to all the trouble to use cheap rye? Nobody drinks it anyway. Just make a plain old cheap bourbon and diet coke and have fun.

  7. just use diet coke most people will wait for the ice to chill the pop before drinking should work fine.

  10. it sounds like an awesome trick but aren’t people going to notice little white candies in their ice?!

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