Final Touch On the Rock Glass with Ice Ball

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Last night, I went to a Glenlivet tasting and the young woman from the company highly recommended I get this. I may need to make the investment.

The bottom of the glass has our "rock" which creates a natural liquid motion increasing the nosing of aromas. To create the "ice ball" fill the silicone mold to fill line and put into the freezer to make a single solid ice ball that outlasts traditional ice cubes. The shape of the glass makes rolling easy without spilling. A slight hand movement rolls the ice ball around the "rock" evenly to cool your favorite scotch, whiskey or liquor to perfection. Silicone ice mold included. 8-ounce capacity. Measures 3.5" W x 3.5"H. Dishwasher safe. Imported.

Supposedly, the advantages of the ice ball are that (a) due to its core, it melts more slowly than regular ice cubes and (b) as a result, only a minimal amount of water makes its way into your scotch.

At different tastings I've attended in the past, I've seen these ice balls in the rocks glass but never found out how to make these. Sounds like it's time for an experiment or two.

[Tex]

For a guy who drank Jax beer out of old jelly jars, this would probably be gilding the lily. It is pretty cool though. I could see having four drinks on a tray and those damn balls all shifting to one side and losing the whole shooting match - with the expensive stuff you drink, that could be a disaster.

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I have a cheap ($20) bottle of scotch that I keep in abeyance that might be worth sacrificing.

[Ardbeg... innit]

Ice Balls... make them blue and you might have something. I like the concept, is anyone selling these molds online?

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Yep, I got the above quote/photo from Bed, Bath & Beyond, but you can also get it at OpenSky:

opensky.com/zanelamprey/product/on-the-rock-glass-ice-ball?osky_origin=zanelamprey

[New Mama]

Sept 27, 2012 6:22:20 GMT -6 Ardbeg... innit said:

Ice Balls... make them blue and you might have something. I like the concept, is anyone selling these molds online?

They are made by Final Touch and I found them here on Amazon. Some mixed reviews. One claiming that the glass is so thin that it broke the first time washed. Others loved it. You can also just buy the 'balls' and use your own glasses. That sounds like a good alternative.

[Tex]

An ice mold with some artful turd shapes and some brown food coloring (or a couple shots of bitters, if that goes with your drink) would be a nice conversation starter.

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Sept 27, 2012 7:57:03 GMT -6 New Mama said:

... the glass is so thin that it broke the first time washed.

That often happens if you put them in a dishwasher because many of the rocks glasses aren't necessarily "dishwasher safe"; I usually hand-wash mine.