00:00Okay, so if you've ever poured yourself a really nice whiskey, dropped in some cloudy
00:04little freezer-burnt ice cubes, and watched it turn into watered-down sadness in about
00:074 minutes, yeah, we need to talk.
00:10I went down a serious rabbit hole this week looking at silicone ice cube trays and whiskey
00:14ball molds, and I found 5 that people are genuinely obsessed with thousands of orders,
00:19rating sitting at 4.9, so let's get into it.
00:22First up, these round stainless steel whiskey stones shape like little golf balls.
00:27And honestly, these are for the person who doesn't want any dilution at all, zero.
00:32You pop them in the freezer, drop one or two in your glass, and they chill your bourbon
00:36without adding a single drop of water.
00:39They come in a one- or two-piece gift set at around $44, and yeah, that's not pocket change,
00:44but nearly 5,000 people have bought these, and they're rated 4.9.
00:49Plus, they're reusable forever.
00:51No melting, no refilling trays, just rinse and refreeze.
00:56If you're buying a gift for the whiskey guy in your life who already has everything,
01:00this is a very safe bet.
01:02Now, if you want the full bar experience, this crystal-clear ice ball maker is the serious one.
01:08It makes 4 large 2.4-inch spheres, and I mean genuinely clear, like the ones you see at a
01:13proper cocktail bar, not the cloudy white ones from a regular tray.
01:17It uses directional freezing to push all the trapped air and impurities down and out,
01:21so what you're left with is basically glass.
01:24It's the most expensive on this list at around $250, so it's a real investment piece,
01:29but if you take your bourbon or your old-fashioned seriously, or you host a lot,
01:33this is the one that makes people go wait, how did you do that?
01:37Next, the silicone round ice cube mold with the built-in bucket, and this one's my sleeper pick.
01:42It's under $30, $28 and change, and it's a really smart bit of design, because you freeze the spheres
01:48and they drop straight down into the attached bucket underneath.
01:51So instead of one or two balls sitting in a tray taking up your entire freezer shelf,
01:56you're just batch-making and storing them in the same unit.
01:59Summer parties, iced coffee, big pitchers of whatever, this one's a workhorse.
02:04Nearly $4,700 sold, 4.9 rating, and it's the easiest yes on price alone.
02:10Then we've got this silicone ice ball maker that comes as a single or a four-pack,
02:15sitting at about $26.
02:17This is the flexible, no-drama option.
02:20Pure silicone, so you just twist and the ball pops right out,
02:24no cracking it against the counter, no chipping.
02:26And here's the thing people don't mention enough, these aren't just for ice.
02:31You can use them for jelly, chocolate spheres, whatever you're into.
02:35If you're just getting started and you don't want to drop serious money to find out whether
02:39you actually like big-format ice, start here.
02:42And finally, the silicone ice cube tray with a lid that does both round and square shapes.
02:48That lid is the real feature, by the way, it keeps your ice from picking up that lovely
02:52freezer taste of last week's leftovers, and it stops the water sloshing everywhere
02:55when you're trying to get the tray in the freezer.
02:58We've all done the shuffle.
03:00It's around $79 with a 4.7 rating and about $4,500 sold, so it's a step up in price,
03:07but you're getting versatility.
03:09Round for whiskey, square for cocktails and everyday drinks, one tray, covered.
03:14Alright, that's the 5.
03:16All the links are down in the description if you want to check current pricing,
03:20since these do move around a bit.
03:22If this helped you out, drop a like, and hit subscribe, I do these roundups every week.
03:28Cheers!
Comments