A special occasion needs a special ice bucket just for the bubbly. Here is how to make a nice Icy Ice Bucket. 
- Fill a clean bucket with water.
- Sit the bucket outside overnight so that the water in the bucket freezes.
- The next day, upturn the bucket and bash it until the ice slides out.
- Gently knock a hole into the top and pour out the little bit of unfrozen icy water in the middle. Pour some of the water onto the table.
- Set your ice bucket into the puddle on the table , where it will quickly freeze TO the table. And there you have it – a very stable Icy Ice bucket!
Lower your chilled champagne into it’s bucket. Then take the champagne out of it’s bucket. Pop the cork softly, into the palm of your hand. Gently, don’t bruise the bubbles. 
Pour. Let the champagne slide down the side of the glass. Don’t pop those bubbles. The bubbles are Good. Return your bottle to the ice bucket.
Clink. Cheers. Drink. Happy Birthday To Me!
love celi
PS Be careful eating the berries – they are frozen solid by now!! (bubbly laughter). And don’t stay out too long or you and your champagne will be frozen solid too. However if the weather stays nice and cold, ( I know this is a contradiction in terms but bear with me) your frozen ice bucket will wait on its frozen table to chill the Christmas champagne as well. Maybe even New Years. You never know.
c
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115 responses to “How to Make an Ice Bucket for Chilled Champagne”
Brilliant idea, and a very happy birthday to you! 😀
Thank you Mrs Misk..
Hope I’m not too late in wishing you a very Happy Birthday and may your celebration continue! Love the ice bucket, if only we could make one that way here…supposed to go back up to the 60’s tomorrow. I raise a glass and say cheers to you, Cecilia!
Never too late for wishes. SIXTIES! .. ah well.. c
Cheers to you on your birthday, dear C! Once again, a lovely idea, which will work grandly here in the frozen land of Minnesota.
Ah yes! Thank you Audrey, have fun.. c
Happy birthday!
Well, I’m a bit late, so I have to hope it was a good one.
Cool idea, but “Sit the bucket outside overnight so that the water in the bucket freezes.” won’t work very often over here.
ah well! you will have to have an ordinary one then! Thank you Klaus.. c
I hope your birthday was good!
It was great thank you Harold! c
Wonderful photos, great idea, and a very happy birthday!
Cheers!
thank you.. hope you are having a great day too! c
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, C!!!! I am sorry to be so late sending my birthday wishes, but my daughter keeps hijacking my computer. Hugs to you from The Great White North. I hope it was a great day for you!
we had a lovely day.. and that daughter of yours is so sweet i would let her hijack my computer too! c
Very cool tip and have a very happy birthday
thanks raymund.. c
Happy Birthday a bit late! I’m behind on reading posts!
Me too. Hope it was lovely.