Pure alchohol freezes at -114 C and 80 proof spirits at around -27 C. Instead of using techniques designed to reduce temperature without diluting the cocktail,

Pure alchohol freezes at -114 C and 80 proof spirits at around -27 C. Instead of using techniques designed to reduce temperature without diluting the cocktail, why not just keep your mixers close to freezing and your alcohol cold enough to achieve the desired final temperature? Alternatively, keep everything at whatever temperature your freezer can handle and pour in a measured amount of liquid nitrogen (which is cheaper to obtain than high-end ice apparently!). Some dilution is probably desirable in many drinks, so then add ice in the desired final particle size. This would take some of the art out of shaking and stirring drinks, but it would also make results less labor intensive and more reproducible. Bah. I drink scotch with a few drops of water. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to cocktails, so I'm probably missing something.