Gear & Glassware - The Malt Desk by K. Choi

Whiskey Stones vs Ice: Cooling, Dilution and Material Differences

October 15, 2026August 25, 2026 by K. Choi

Official Jameson Original bottle as a whiskey reference beside separate arithmetic examples: an invented thirty-gram solid with one joule per gram per degree Celsius heat capacity and a twenty-eight-degree warming takes up 840 joules, while melting ten grams of ice at its melting point uses about 3.34 kilojoules; these are not measurements of the pictured generic props, the bottle or a commercial chiller, and do not predict final drink temperature or cooling time

Compare cooling mechanisms and sample conditions, including an illustrative ice-melting energy calculation, without unsupported temperature or price rankings.

Whiskey Glass Guide: Tulip, Rocks and Highball Shapes Explained

October 15, 2026August 8, 2026 by K. Choi

Official standard Woodford Reserve bourbon bottle beside an illustrative generic tulip glass and the article’s tulip, rocks and highball uses; check ice entry through the actual mouth before testing measured liquid, ice load and headspace

Compare tulip, rocks and highball glasses by function, opening and capacity, with a checked Glencairn model and an illustrative liquid-and-ice space calculation.