are you really surprised that something labeled "whiskey stones" are not meant to chill a 12oz coke?? Jeez... not sure how it could be made any more clear!

hey you know what's better than these?

...ice.

I did a side by side comparison on my blog of two similar products, Whiskey Disks and Whisky Stones.

You can read it here-

http://smokesandbooze.blogspot.com/2011/08/whiskey-disks-vs-whiskey-stones.html

mandyrose80 wrote:For only 2-3 oz drinks? That's like a 1/4 cup! My drinks are never that small...I'd have to buy a bunch to keep them cold.

3oz is a "double" when talking whisky or other distilled spirits. Presuming you drink them neat, as if you don't, why would you be worried about dilution?

I did't read thoroughly.. if these
are Granite and not soap stone.. you
can get pieces of granite from any
tombstone or similar place .. in
any sizes and shapes you want..

the fun of having someone cut them
for you would be the fun of it.

But did you know granite releases
radon gas which is an alpha (the
most poisonous to living tissue)
..

Granite or soapstone you can get both
for nearly 0.00

And why not try just some round pebbles most of which are a hard
stone (like granite is) . If
they're tumbled from a stream
they'll have softer edges anyway.

all in all this is a novelty like
the brass tit ty bra that Madonna
wears in the shower (not sure but she was wearing it on stage). and
was it useful or worth having? Not personally.. if she likes it then..
she's got the money to throw away.

If you have the cash for this

.. then I'm buying Amazon stock. seriously.

Awesome -- finally a wooter with a thermapen (or the equivalent).

Lowering from 72 to 67 sounds perfect to me.

This also means I can put a 9 pack into a wine chiller and chill two glasses of room temperature red wine down to a more ideal 60~65 depending on the wine type.

In for 3

My wife purchased a set from sur la table that looks identical to these. I'm sure she paid well over 5.99. IF you have to have these purchase them here.

When it comes down to it these rocks are too small to even chill a drink. I've used mine a handful of times and I've always been let down. I've seen larger ones used at the local whiskey bar and they are great.

i haven't read thru all of the presumably incredulous comments, so i'll just ask:

has the 70's pet rock connection been explored yet?

hleong3 wrote:Beard and stone seller: Stone, sir?

Mother: No, they've got a lot there, lying around on the ground.

Beard and stone seller: Oh, not like these, sir. Look at this! Feel the quality of that, that's craftmanship, sir.

Mother: Hmm...all right, we'll have two with points and...a big flat one.

That's the Life of Brian quote. And how are these different from the ones you pick off the ground again?

It is the customer after Brian and his mother that asks for two and a packet of gravel.

Why are you chilling your whiskey? Trying to hide the defects in flavor and smell?

Buy cask-strength scotch and then you can hit it with an ice cube or two without diluting it below normal strength, plus you get the changes in flavor as it reacts with the oxygen bubbles in the water.

Batman4oz wrote:So...THAT's what became of Pet Rocks!

Can't you just Freeze your liquor in ice cube trays and put Them in your drinks?! (Does liquor even freeze...I don't drink, so don't hate me for not knowing!)

And....if I drop My Stones into something, isn't that called Tea-Bagging?!

Thank you...tip your waitress...I'll be here all week!

^^X^^

It doesn't freeze, at least not in an ordinary freezer. I keep my gin in the freezer for cold martinis without ice.

Ooh, it's Cold Gin time agaaain,
You know it's the only thing,
That keeps us together

That's from Kiss, in case you didn't get the reference.

In for a set.
I hear good and bad from these so i figured I'll use my $10 deals.woot code I had sitting and get them for only $1.07

MUCH LESS effective than ice. Whiskey not refrigerated will be slightly cooler than room temp

Agreed. Barely any temperature drop and the stones are heavy in the glass. I'd rather refrigerate my scotch. (assuming I want it chilled)

I've purchased these before as a gift, but at a much higher price than today's woot. So, it would seem, the last time I got these, I spent about $13 for the pouch they came with which looks to be missing from this set. I'll take that deal any day. In for 3.

jxj24 wrote:Why are you chilling your whiskey? Trying to hide the defects in flavor and smell?

Buy cask-strength scotch and then you can hit it with an ice cube or two without diluting it below normal strength, plus you get the changes in flavor as it reacts with the oxygen bubbles in the water.

Why are you buying cast-strength scotch? Do you think you know better than the master blender/distiller who otherwise would blend and/or dilute your scotch down to an ideal flavor and alcohol profile?

Hey jaymanmsu, Ever here the expression "On the rocks?" Scots used to use cold rocks to cool their Scotch. That's where the expression comes from.

Where's the "REAL ACTUAL FIELD TEST" for these little numbers?

digbydriver wrote:Somehow I think these things will absorb odors and end up being as worthless as a rock.

Assuming this to be a possibly, a possible solution may be to soak them in white vinegar. White vinegar is great for killing odors in all kinds of things.

mandyrose80 wrote:For only 2-3 oz drinks? That's like a 1/4 cup! My drinks are never that small...I'd have to buy a bunch to keep them cold.

I bought 3 sets for that very reason. ;-)

Now I'm in the mood for a whiskey...at 8am. Thanks woot!

I tried this with my old Pet Rock collection. I have found the process to be more user friendly with the Pet’s! Plus this gives them a new meaning to their existence. Teaching them how to hold their breath so they don’t drown was rather time consuming. But, against popular belief, you can teach an old rock new tricks.

Very cost effective, thats 9 pet rocks I can give away as Christmas gifts.

Here's a hot idea! If you don't want your whiskey too watered down, use less ice. Or man up and take it neat. Adding water can actually be a plus in some cases (http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/how-to-drink.htm).

I've heard these actually work really well.

So is this what happens to stuff that doesn't sell on HomeWoot??

.. SMH @ woot.com ..... smh

I wonder if I could train my pet rock to do that?

I'm countin' these whiskey rocks biatch!!! In for 3

Oh, wow, these are going to make GREAT Christmas gifts for friends of mine who I know drink at home!!! I just bought 3, and would have bought more if I could!

erasure101 wrote:
-can scratch glasses

Really? The info says they don't... what kind of glasses were you using? Typical whiskey glasses, or something else? How thick were the glasses?

Oh, and if your nick is a reference to Vince & Andy's music, then AWESOME! I <3 Erasure and just saw them recently!

erasure101 wrote:
cons:
-only slightly cools the whisky (if you like a cold sip, ice is far more effective at lowering the temperature and keeping it cold)
-can scratch glasses
-might crack the glass or chip a tooth if you're not careful

If these stones are just steatite then at a Mohs hardness of ~1 they definitely cannot scratch glass (hardness ~5.5).

Are these refurbished?

jaymanmsu wrote:Whiskey Stones? What's next, Wine Dirt? Beer Gravel?

haha

I'll have to remember that there could be worse options out there when I add these whiskey stones to my drink. I guess the only danger is that my whiskey will be it's true strength instead of being a little less toxic with water.

feldman13 wrote:I've gotta nice set of stones myself. Sent to me from England. These work well to cool it down, but not so well to heat it up. You have to keep swapping stones in and out to slowly heat it; which becomes a chore.

I got some pretty nice stones as well. I was born with mine, though.

At least these aren't refurbished.

jymgardner wrote:What about those who like more than one cocktail? It would seem that the stones would not do the job for more than one or two max. True?

My suggestion: If you want a cold drink, make a single large piece of ice that fits your favorite glass. This versus multiple cubes actually reduces dilution as the larger single cube/ball melts slower. I freeze a cleaned (powder less) water balloon that's as large as will fit into my favorite glass. Try it and see how long it lasts versus your standard ice cubes.

Sláinte!

Jymgardner - THANK YOU for this PHENOMENAL idea!
I had priced out some of those expensive metal sphere ice cube compressor devices, and they cost a small fortune!
Going to try this asap!
Any advice on making a perfect sphere with the balloon?

Seems like a low-cost way to try out a novelty item or, as several have commented already, a fun stocking stuffer.

Personally, though, I'll stick with ice. Most rye and bourbon - and even some Scots whisky - benefits from some water to "open it up." A couple of ice cubes made with good quality (well-filtered) water and protected from "fridge flavors" is a plus.

I like how the liquor's characteristics reveal themselves differently as the cubes melt in the glass.

So - probably a pretty good deal and good opportunity for a trial run. But we're still gonna pass.

Yes, Think Geek has them for $19.99 in the Christmas catalog. Great Woot price if you wanted something like this I suppose.

drewstodd wrote:Are these refurbished?

LMAO!!!

wootvan wrote:I'm glad that they "will not react to household cleaners." Many of my beverage enhancers are greatly offended by Pledge®, Pine-Sol®, and they can't stand Mr. Clean®.

I take it you don't drink gin.

MichaelSF wrote:In for six on my two accounts. These seem a unique office party or stocking stuffer item.

And since I drink my whiskey on the rocks and hate when the rocks water my drink down, I'm keeping a few packs for myself.

(Nothing worse than ice cubes ruining my Johnnie Walker Blue Label or Crown Royal Special Reserve, even though I use bottled water to make ice.)

Bottled water ice cubes? Please tell me you live in Mexico and not LA.