Anyone here used 'em? The price looks pretty good over on main.woot They're on sale at Amazon for $14.95, which is still more than these are with shipping.

iByron

I grabbed three sets. For under $25, I'm willing to take the chance.

I have these or something similar. They are nice in that they don't dilute like ice, but do not chill as well as ice.

So at times, I prefer to use ice and take the dilution. (And easy call with cask strength Scotch.)

Worth having a set, even if they are not your standard.

Why would you chill your whisky? It just numbs the tongue and reduces the flavours. A few drops or even a splash of (room temp or cool) water will help cut down some of the burn without reducing the flavours you perceive.

Also, try a good Scotch neat, and then with a couple of drops of water in it. That can make a huge difference in flavour and aroma. Something about helping the esterification reactions or something.

I'll use them for non-whiskey drinks. I drink whiskey neat and neat only.

kylemittskus wrote:I'll use them for non-whiskey drinks. I drink whiskey neat and neat only.

You may find these perfect than, especially in warmer months where the room temp is a little high for your whisky.

polarbear22 wrote:You may find these perfect than, especially in warmer months where the room temp is a little high for your whisky.

I like them for that very reason... otherwise the whisky warms too much from skin contact.

I bought one set. Seemed like not such a big risk here.

I'll try them in my Genever gin and Añejo rum.

iByron

I've been using them regularly in my iced tea and hot coffee.
I use a large glass for tea and combine the stones with ice to keep it cold. The combo works well for me. I keep them in the freezer in a small bowl in the ice container.

For a hot beverage I plan ahead. I boil the stones for about 5 minutes ( the time it takes to steep tea or make coffee). It works well in keeping the beverage hot.

polarbear22 wrote:You may find these perfect than, especially in warmer months where the room temp is a little high for your whisky.

This is a good idea! Lots of other good ideas. Now I'm wondering if it'd be worth me getting a set for myself...

klezman wrote:Why would you chill your whisky? It just numbs the tongue and reduces the flavours. A few drops or even a splash of (room temp or cool) water will help cut down some of the burn without reducing the flavours you perceive.

Also, try a good Scotch neat, and then with a couple of drops of water in it. That can make a huge difference in flavour and aroma. Something about helping the esterification reactions or something.

Yes, absolutely, but:
a. crap rough whiskey needs calming
b. people can use it for Tequila and other things too

klezman wrote:This is a good idea! Lots of other good ideas. Now I'm wondering if it'd be worth me getting a set for myself...

Do it!!!! Maybe even put them in some white wine you want chilled a bit!

kylemittskus wrote:Do it!!!! Maybe even put them in some white wine you want chilled a bit!

that too! Hell, even some reds when they're at the wrong room temperature...

kylemittskus wrote:Do it!!!! Maybe even put them in some white wine you want chilled a bit!

These work great for helping to keep cool things cool, and are claimed to help keep hot things hot as well, but I keep mine in freezer, all three sets. They have inadequate specific heat to do much heating or cooling. Water is 4.19J/gK; ethanol ~2.3J/gK and soapstone 0.98J/gK. Given that, an equal mass ice cube will have ~four times the cooling capacity of a stone, but these will help buffer temperature changes.

Yeah, I like 'em.

rjquillin wrote:These work great for helping to keep cool things cool, and are claimed to help keep hot things hot as well, but I keep mine in freezer, all three sets. They have inadequate specific heat to do much heating or cooling. Water is 4.19J/gK; ethanol ~2.3J/gK and soapstone 0.98J/gK. Given that, an equal mass ice cube will have ~four times the cooling capacity of a stone, but these will help buffer temperature changes.

Yeah, I like 'em.

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