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So I’ll recommend you checking the lowest prices from here and buying whiskey stones delivered straight to your home. Amazon sells lots good whiskey stone sets and they do deliver fast. Whiskey stones are sold in lots of places, from super markets to gift shops and of course you’ll run into them all over the web. Scottish farmers used to do the same, even in modern times. Whether it was a stone from riverbanks or from a spring, it was cool coming from the water from nature. One thing we can be sure of – they cooled down their drinks with actual rocks. But in one of Mark’s blog post, he comes up with an alternative, saying that it’s not impossible that the Vikings brought the whisky distillation craftsmanship to Scotland. The traditional story is that Irish missionaries brought whisky distillation to Scotland. Mark Reynier, the former CEO of Bruichladdich distillery, posted an article about the origins of “Water of Life”. There’s even been suggestions that Vikings might have made whisky before the Irish and Scots. The Vikings used to cool their alcoholic beverages with stones from the shores. There’s lots of history behind cooling your drink with rocks. Here’s a test about the lowering of the drink temperature with whisky stones: Here you’ll find other sets of whisky stones from Amazon – the premium versions with nice rounded edges, so that the stones don’t harm your glassware. The smoke aromas pretty quickly made the whisky stones lose their industrial feel. By heavy use I mean 3 to 5 pours, with a dash of heavily peated whisky. First the whisky rocks gave the drink a small dose of industrial smell, but fortunately those aromas faded away over heavy use. I just hadn’t figured out a better way to enjoy the bad ones.Īlong came my spouse, with her perfect gift for a whisky fanatic. In times like that, ice cubes usually were my choice to make the whisky more enjoyable.

Then you’ll probably end up with a bottle of some decent stuff, or if you’re having bad luck, the whisky is very poor. I just happen to love whisky that much that sometimes I have to go with a small budget. The kind of whisky made for casual consumption, cheap blends or bourbons, that are not necessarily for whisky enthusiasts. I used to drink lots of whisky with ice included. The cooling effect does reduce powerful aromas but then again, I am willing to take that hit if I’m drinking a poor whisky with no special aromas. Scotch on the rocks felt much better, because there was no melting ice diluting the whisky. Whiskey stones (with an e), like the ones by Sagaform were called, really made a difference on my whisky tasting. I got these for Father’s Day – Jura Superstition 0,2 liter and some whiskey stones. Whisky Related Stuff Whisky related stuff like drinks, food, books etc.USA Whiskies from United States of America.Speyside Whiskies from the Speyside region of Scotland.Lowland Whiskies from the Lowland region of Scotland.Islay Whiskies from the Islay region of Scotland.Islands Whiskies from the Islands region of Scotland.Highland Whiskies from the Highland region of Scotland.Europe Whiskies from rest of Europe, apart from Finland.Campbeltown Whiskies from the Campbeltown region in Scotland.