A handheld smoker that puts real wood smoke into a drink or under a cloche in about two minutes, indoors, with no flame beyond a match and no hot plate. Load the chamber with chips, light, and the fan pushes cool smoke down the hose. Wood chips, spare screens, cleaning kit and a storage bag are in the box.
What it's made of
Gramercy by Gütewerk. A brushed aluminium body at 14.8 cm long, with a slide switch and a flexible hose that reaches into a glass without you tipping the unit. Two AA batteries run the fan, which is the whole mechanism: no heating element, no cartridge, nothing to service. It weighs 318 g, so it sits in one hand while the other holds the glass.
How it works
The chamber holds a pinch of wood chips over a metal mesh. You light them and the fan draws air through, producing cool smoke rather than heat. That is the difference from a smoking gun that cooks: nothing in the glass warms up, so an old fashioned stays cold and an ice cube stays whole. Cover the glass or the board for thirty seconds and the smoke settles into the liquid or the fat.
How it's used
Five steps: insert batteries, connect the hose, load the chip chamber, light the chips as the fan starts, then smoke the drink. For a cocktail, trap the smoke under the lid on top of the glass. For food, use a cloche or a bowl inverted over the board. Cheese, butter, cured meat and salmon take smoke quickly. Thirty seconds is usually plenty; a minute is a lot.
Care
Empty the chamber while it is cool and brush the residue out with the included brush. The metal rod clears the hose. The mesh screens are consumable, which is why spares are in the box. Keep the unit dry and never rinse the body, since the fan and battery compartment are inside it.
Not suitable for
Cooking. This adds aroma and flavour, it does not apply heat or cure anything, so raw food stays raw. Also unsuited to being left running unattended, to the dishwasher, and to smoking in an unventilated room, because the smoke that misses the glass ends up in the kitchen.
Specifications
| Dimensions |
14.8 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm |
| Weight |
318 g (kit), 363 g (gift set) |
| Body material |
Brushed aluminium |
| Power |
2 x AA batteries, not included |
| Operation |
Slide on/off switch, fan driven |
| Smoke type |
Cold smoke, no heating element |
| In the box, kit |
Smoker, injection hose, spare hose adapter, lid, round metal mesh screens, cleaning brush, metal cleaning rod, wood chips, storage bag, gift box |
| In the box, gift set |
As above in a premium red gift box |
| Dishwasher |
No, brush clean and keep dry |
| Model number |
NX18NJAGLD |
| Warranty |
2 years |
Frequently asked questions
Does it cook the food or warm the drink?
No. The fan draws cool smoke through the hose, so nothing heats up. An old fashioned stays cold and the ice does not melt.
How long does one smoke take?
About two minutes from loading to pouring. Thirty seconds under a lid or cloche is usually enough smoke; a full minute is strong.
Are batteries included?
No. It takes two AA batteries.
What can I smoke besides whiskey?
Cheese, butter, cured meat, salmon, and cocktails other than an old fashioned. Anything with fat takes smoke quickly. A negroni or a smoked martini works well.
Do I need to buy wood chips?
Not to start with. Chips are in the box. They are standard smoking chips, so any food-grade wood chip refill fits.
How do I clean it?
Let it cool, tip out the chamber, brush the residue out and use the metal rod on the hose. Do not rinse the body; the fan and batteries are inside.
What's the difference between the kit and the gift set?
Same smoker and the same accessories. The gift set comes in a premium red gift box rather than the standard one.
