the sense of ice crystals rattling on the surface of the vodka and then spilling over the rim of the glass, wasted

Vivid imagery, dcampi. Definitely a word worth the hunt.

What begins as a fascinating 'shiver' can end as a terminal 'shatter', of course.

That's how I see my coinage "inebrium tremens" compared to "delirium tremens", the former the subject of collegial gaiety, the latter the subject of pity or scorn.