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Thursday
Dec152011

quite literally on the rocks

Why use Whiskey Stones instead of ice? Well, because Whiskey Stones are the perfect compliment to high quality whiskey. They keep it at the perfect sipping temperature, about 50 degrees, whereas ice cubes melt and change the consistency.

A handful of regular ice will take a drink to just under 40 degrees, and to deep freeze a drink quickly, there is nothing better. However, some drinks you neither want to dilute nor deep freeze. Temperatures in the high 30s are far too cold for good whiskey. Reason being that the wood oils in the whiskey, which have leeched into the liquid from the carefully selected cask it was aged in and which carry all the flavor, tend to congeal and “close down” the flavor of the drink itself when the temperature goes below 50 degrees. Stones are designed to “take the edge off without diluting or closing down the flavor.”

Specifically, 3 stone cubes in a glass containing 2-3 oz. will take the liquid temp from mid-70s to the 50s. We tried them with other types of drinks as well and thought they did a great job of keeping the drink chilled without diluting the flavor or consistency.

Cheers!

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