Cocktail Smoker Kit - Indoor Drink & Food Infuser with Wood Chips | Old Fashioned Whiskey Bourbon Smoker Gift

Update:Check your spam folder after you order. The company sends out instructions that are better than the printed ones in the box. I messed up and let this run too long. I melted the plastic straw. Quite fortunately, Gramercy has top notch customer service and sent me a whole new smoker at no cost.Love this little smoker! Last year we went to a super fancy (expensive) restaurant on Nantucket. They brought the bread out with these little balls of butter. It was smoked butter and I swear I've never had anything so amazing in my life! Seriously, we've been talking about this butter for a year now.I was going to get one of those big smokers but there isn't much room in the yard. This was a perfect solution. We tried this out last night with a regular, store bought stick of butter. It took a few minutes to get it going and to get the smoke to fill the pot. But once we got the wood chips going, everything ran smoothly. We let it run for about 10 minutes and ended up with perfectly smoked butter.The instructions are a bit lacking. The battery setup is weird and the compartment for the wood chips is tiny. We probably spent more time looking for the tiniest chips we could find than doing the actual smoking.Overall, this is a good little gadget to have around if you don't feel like investing in a big smoker or if you don't have the space.

Works really well

Talk about making a bourbon experience 10x better!Delicious, easy and so worth it!Perfect gift for a bourbon drinker!It comes with what we believe is hickory chips. Most large liquor retail stores carry at least one type of chips.Extremely happy with this purchase.You will need a lighter to get the chips lit, this vacuums the flame and immediately produces smoke through the tube and into the glass.You can dome the smoke over salmon or other goods as well.

Does NOT come with pictured infuser lid but works great. No where in the listing does it say the infuser lid is not included. The listing does say the dome cover (to cover a plate) is not included. For best results you will need to purchase an infuser lid. You will also need 4 AA batteries, (not included). The top portion of the unit, the part with the bowl, slides off for easy cleaning and replacement of wire mesh when it becomes necessary. Two extra meshes are included and should last you a lifetime. The housing is made of metal, most likely aluminum and the internals are a mix of plastic and metal. The fan blades are metal. Puts out a good amount of smoke and is not loud. I bought this after being underwhelmed by an unpowered wood top infuser. I like this infuser but was unhappy to lay out another $10+ for a pair of infuser lids. I've seen some complaints about lack of clear directions for loading the batteries and must say without looking at directions I had no issue loading the batteries or securing the sliding battery compartment cover. If you every loaded AAA or AA or C or D batteries into a toy or a flashlight you should know what you are doing with the pointy and flat ends of a battery and the pointy and springy ends of a battery compartment (compartment springs go against flat end of battery). The sliding/removable battery compartment cover has an arrow pointing to the open position and will only close fully when you slide it in the opposite direction of the open arrow. Don't flip it around and it will close nicely. If it had the infuser lid I would have given it five stars.

I got this for my stepson for Christmas. We had great fun trying it out on whiskey and different foods. It looks so cool when you use it, and it effectively imparts a smoke flavor. Delicious!Only downside is, it doesn't come with the disks you need for cocktails. You have to buy them separately. And of course, it only comes with a small amount of wood chips, so you'll have to buy refills soon.It works really well despite its low cost, so if you're not totally sure about it, this is a good starter kit.

Nice addition to my bar. Good in whiskeys. fully endorse this product.

First, the smoker concept is great and does work nearly as well as touted by Gramercy. However, the pictures on the Gramercy product page show a flat clear disc on a cocktail glass which includes a tube and accessory to infuse the drink. All of that implies that the disc is included in the bundle. BUT, it was NOT included in the package I received. On the other hand a dome is shown in anoher picture but there is a clearly statement that it is not ncluded.Further, a statement in the product information says: "The GKC portable smoker offers a CLEANING BRUSH, WOOD CHIPS, and replacement parts EXCLUSIVE TO OUR PRODUCT." NOT ENTIRELY TRUE! The brush and wood chips are included, as are 2 replacement screens and a small Philips screwdriver, BUT no flat cup covers for infusion or other “parts EXCLUSIVE TO OUR PRODUCT” are included as highlighted above.Operation: The unit assembles easily for operation, but the fan only runs (producing smoke) for 5 seconds, then just quits. But, the motor continues to run for some reason. After setting for 15 minutes the fan will run again, but only after tapping it hard, then only runs for 5 seconds, again.At this point, it is clear the unit seems to be defective, unreliable, enough so that I will return it and try to find something that works reliably. In sum, this product would be sufficient and ideal to keep if it would function reliably.One other issue: The product info on the Amazon site states: “BONUSES! You'll receive a downloadable recipe guide filled with tips & recipes…..” Not so! Now, 2 days after delivery of the product nothing to that effect has been received in my email account.. None of this is much of a confidence builder in/for Gramercy Kitchen Products, frankly.

It has worked great for nearly a year, screen burner out from constant use. Took screws out to change the screen today and I lost the screws. I wonder if the seller has spare screws I can get?