SOLON, Ohio -- Craft cocktails call for craft ice, something bars are increasingly using. Think large ice sphere or cube creating drama in a Blanton’s on the rocks. The “rock” keeps the bourbon cold.

There’s nothing quite like a crispy soda over chewable nugget ice or a craft cocktail on a flawless crystal-clear sphere. Our love of ice isn’t new—but the technology behind it is evolving fast. As a ...