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Whiskey Stones & Stainless Steel Ice Cubes

Ice does two things to a good whiskey: it chills it, and then it slowly waters it down. These do the first without the second.

Soapstone whiskey stones are natural stone with nothing sealed inside, and carry no taste or smell into the glass. Stainless steel ice cubes have a chilling gel sealed inside: keep them in the freezer and drop two or three into the glass. Stircicles are freezer-gel swizzle sticks that stir and chill at once. And for a martini or a shot, the double-walled freezer-gel glasses keep the drink cold with no ice at all.

Questions

Do whiskey stones work?

They chill a pour without diluting it, so the last mouthful tastes like the first.

Whiskey stones or stainless steel cubes?

Both chill without diluting. The soapstone stones have nothing sealed inside; the steel cubes carry a chilling gel. Both are reusable: rinse them and put them back in the freezer.