I like the idea if chilled whiskey as much as the next guy, and in my travels I came across these whiskey stones which are basically little cubes of soapstone that you freeze which are supposed to keep your drink cold without diluting it.
The trouble is, they don’t really keep your drink that cold. Yeah, when you first pour it they have a cooling effect, but after a minute or two, they are just warm rocks in your glass.
Ben and I were discussing this last night before we hit record on Episode 56, and he brought up the fact that when you take a sip of your drink when it’s filled with whiskey stones, you have to deal with a rock slide heading toward your teeth which isn’t good for anybody.