Patent ID: 11871769
Assignee: MIDDLETON MIXOLOGY LLC
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  F | IPC A  C  F

Claim 7:
8. A smoker for infusing smoke into flavor and/or taste of a beverage or food, the smoker comprising:
a body member having a through bore extending from a first end of the body member to an opposite second end of the body member in a first direction; and
an insert configured to permit smoke to pass therethough;
wherein the through bore has opposing open ends along a longitudinal axis,
wherein the through bore is configured to receive the insert via the first end and to retain the insert at a position between the first end and the second end,
wherein the through bore and the insert are configured to define a chamber for receiving a combustible material between the insert and the first end,
wherein the through bore is configured to permit a flow of smoke from the combustible material out the through bore at the second end of the body member, and
wherein the second end of the body member is sized and configured to rest on a rim of a container to block the flow of air from the container where a surface of the second end of the body member contacts the rim.