20100108 - Scotch Stones

[plonq]

I call these Scotch Stones, but I am sure there is a more generic name for them. These were one of my presents in our very low-key Christmas celebration this year. I washed them and put them in the freezer this morning with the intention of trying them out this evening. In theory, if you put them in a drink they won't melt and dilute it like ice cubes would. If they start to melt, you may want to reconsider drinking whatever you put them in.

I initially went to take this with the macro setting on this camera (I really need to sit down and read the manual at some point), but the scene was back-lit and I couldn't get a decent shot. I finally set it to auto, engaged the flash and zoom and stepped back a couple of steps to get the shot. The results were much better, but I'm still eager to actually take some macro shots. This camera does not do Earth-shatteringly good macro pictures from what I have seen, but it does well enough for my purposes.

Comments

[enveri.livejournal.com]

The official name for them is 'whiskey stones'.

So.. Scotch is close enough. :) I'm curious to hear how well they work! (thinking of other drinks I don't want diluted, but want cold!)

[plonq.livejournal.com]

I will report back here after I get a chance to use them. I have a bad habit of chewing on the ice cubes when I get to the bottom of a drink. I will have to try and break myself of that habit before the habit breaks something of me.

[plonq.livejournal.com]

I tried them last night and they did not work as well as I had hoped, but I have a theory about why they did not.

The glass I put them in has a very thick glass bottom which soaked up all the cold. The bottom of the glass was nicely chilled, but the scotch was only slightly cooled.

When I try them again I am going to use a smaller glass, and pour the scotch over the stones, rather than adding the stones to the scotch and see how that works.

Even if they don't adequately chill a drink, they are a great conversation piece.

[unciaa.livejournal.com]

With no size comparison I first thought it was a large bag of cobblestones. "Man, they sure have large shot glasses in Canadia."

[plonq.livejournal.com]

Those are for when I order my scotch plonq-size.

[tzisorey.livejournal.com]

For when you want your Scotch "On the rocks"? ;)

[plonq.livejournal.com]

They didn't work as well as I'd hoped last night. I'll have to give them another try tonight.

[tzisorey.livejournal.com]

How long were they in the freezer for? I imagine they'd have a lot of thermal mass (at least, that's the idea, right?) so might take a day to chill properly?