Whiskey Gets a Scientific Upgrade: This Unique 5-Sided Glass Chills Rapidly for Peak Flavor

While the words “on the rocks” sounds incredibly rustic, the folks at DIAMAS have engineered what they say is the most scientifically optimal modern classic hybrid glass ever created. Just like wine, ‘whiskey drinking’ is a multi-sensorial experience that involves your eyes and nose as much as your tastebuds. The DIAMAS Tumbler features a wonderful 5 convex faceted base that chills liquor evenly in just 15 seconds. Moreover, it comes with a matching dodecahedral granite whiskey stone that ensures maximum surface contact for rapid chilling, without the dilution you’d get from ice. More than just chilling your drink, the DIAMAS Tumbler looks highly sophisticated with its chiseled design and obsidian-colored stone. Although the hand-crafted stone is heavy, it appears to float within the vessel. It also creates the perfect conditions required via the 5 convex internal walls. Whilst swirling your fine spirit, watch the fluid dynamics take effect as it increases oxidization, forcing ethanol out, opening the delicate compounds letting your nose absorb all the notes before your tongue tastes them. In short, “on the rocks” has never tasted this good.

Designer: Christopher Jansen

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The DIAMAS Tumbler wraps science, ergonomics, and molecular gastronomy into one sweet package. Designed for redefining the liquor drinking experience, technologizing the future of whiskey and fine spirits, through fluid dynamics, cooling technology, and ergonomic design. It uses a unique design and a combination of tumbler + chilling stone to achieve the best results, i.e., chilled whiskey that’s distinctly aromatic, flavorful, and sans the burn.

The ‘Neat Chill’ Solution – 5 CONVEX-CHILL DESIGN™ chills liquor evenly in 15 seconds without dilution.

The glass itself is equal parts ergonomic to hold, and is engineered to honor the whiskey inside it. A faceted base fits the DIAMAS’ dodecahedral granite chilling stone perfectly. The 12-sided handcrafted stone provides much more surface contact with the spirit, chilling it in as little as 15 seconds without diluting it the way ice would. Meanwhile, a narrower drinking rim helps trap some of the vapors from the alcohol, so your nose smells those spicy, sweet notes while the whiskey coats your tongue. The narrow rim also ensures you can sip your alcohol without the glass blocking your view, allowing you to maintain eye contact with others while suavely enjoying some beautiful single-malt. The combination of the rapid chilling with the tumbler’s cleverly designed rim ensures that your whiskey gets the elevated treatment it deserves, going miles beyond what your current whiskey glass provides.

Enhanced Flavor – Whilst drinking, the stone tilts out and back into place, increasing oxidization, forcing ethanol to evaporate, allowing the narrow drinking rim to release the aromas onto the nose.

For the best cooling results, DIAMAS recommends chilling both the stone as well as the tumbler in a freezer for 2-3 hours. Once chilled, pour just 50ml of the liquor of your choice ‘on the rock’ and the DIAMAS Tumbler shows you what it’s capable of. The alcohol chills almost instantly with minimal dilution, and the granite helps it hold its cool temperature for longer. For best nosing results, however, ensure the glass and stone are at room temperature and not frozen. Meanwhile, the glass’ shape makes for a highly sophisticated drinking experience – something that even leading 16-time gold medal-winning Irish master distiller Darryl McNally agrees with, noticing a definite “marked difference” in how good his Limavady Irish whiskey tastes within the DIAMAS Tumbler.

The polished black finish on the cooling stone along with the transparent glass also creates a wonderful interplay between transparency and opaqueness, and between light and darkness – a feature that’s enhanced further by the golden tint of the alcohol you’re consuming. Early pioneers can pre-order the DIAMAS Tumbler at a discounted £39.50 ($49 USD) as a perfect addition to their home mini bar. Or better still, grab one for a friend, dad, brother, or business partner as a uniquely appealing (and creative) gift!

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Grenade-shaped Whiskey Stones: Bombs Away!

Whiskey: for optimal tasting, it’s best served around 60 – 65°F (15-18°C), but adding ice can actually dilute some of the flavor notes. So how can you chill your whiskey without diluting it? With whiskey stones, of course. Or, in this case, whiskey grenades. Fire in the hole!

Created by The Wine Savant and available on Amazon (affiliate link), the 1.8″ grenades are constructed from 304-grade stainless steel and are ready for use in less than an hour in the freezer. They come in a four-pack and include a storage bag and tongs so you can place the grenades in your drink instead of lobbing them in like actual grenades and breaking all your glassware.

Of course, wanting to make sure your whiskey is at optimal tasting temperature to express all the intended flavors is assuming you’re drinking a whiskey you actually want to taste, and not the back-alley swill I drink. The stuff I drink is best poured directly past your taste buds, where you hope it goes down and stays down.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Whiskey Decanter Set

Because boldly going where no man has gone before is excuse enough for a cocktail, this is the Star Trek: The Next Generation 5-Piece Whiskey Decanter Set from Robe Factory and available on Amazon for $100 (affiliate link). Jim Beam me up, Scotty.

The set includes a 26-ounce decanter etched with the United Federation of Planets logo along with the USS Enterprise’s NCC-1701-D designation and delta shield. The 10-ounce tumbler glasses also include the Enterprise’s designation as well as the delta shield, and the whole set has a unique curve to it so it’s clear they’re from outer space and the future.

Call me old fashioned, but I drink my whiskey straight from the bottle it comes in. That way I don’t have to wash any extra glasses, because I don’t live in the future and my apartment doesn’t have a dishwasher. Well I mean it does, but I’m it.

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White Walker: A Limited Edition Game of Thrones Whiskey

Winter is coming, and if you are looking for something to take the chill off, Johnnie Walker has just the thing for you. White Walker is a limited edition Game of Thrones inspired whiskey, packaged in a special bottle that reveals a “Winter Is Here” graphic when you chill it.


White Walker “has notes of caramelized sugar and vanilla, fresh red berries with a touch of orchard fruit and features single malts from Cardhu and Clynelish.” Drink enough and you’ll feel like a White Walker has assaulted you.

Let’s be honest, the video is probably better than the whiskey, but it will still be nice to watch a Game of Thrones marathon while having a drink on your own version of the Iron Throne, which is probably more comfortable. And you can rest easy knowing that George R.R. Martin is getting still more money that he has to count instead of finishing the next book in the series. If we buy enough of this stuff, he will never have reason to finish.

[via The Awesomer via Geekologie]

Captain Kirk Gets His Very Own Whiskey

Fill my glass and beam me up. Star Trek James T. Kirk straight bourbon whiskey is the Final Frontier in booze. Because when you are a space explorer shagging every alien in sight, you need a drink now and then.

Kirk’s whiskey is selected from choice barrels aged between 4-12 years. Each small batch release of James T. Kirk has notes of caramel, Asian 5 spice and pecan. Is it worthy of the man that shares its name? I have no idea, but I’m willing to find out.

I think James T. Kirk would be proud. Remember to drink responsibly. Never drink and command a starship at the same time. Otherwise you keep crashing and before you know it, Your Enterprise A is the Enterprise F, for “what the F” have I done?

While their slogan is “Go Boldly. Drink Responsibly,” here are some others they missed out on: “Drink up and boldly go where no one has gone before,” “Beam up your taste buds,” “Sh*tfaced, The Final Frontier,” and lastly, “F*ck Romulan Ale.”

This 90-proof whiskey should be available by October and sell for around $70 for a 750ml bottle.

[via Geekologie]

The Whiskey Whisperer

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Cast your mind back two years to the release of the Whiskey Wedge by Corkcicle – every whiskey lover’s dream. The design of the Whiskey Wedge is as though the designer, Ryan Bricker, reached inside the mind of every whiskey drinker and stole their thoughts. The glass is a double old-fashioned size glass with a gorgeous shape comprised of freeze strength glass. How it works is very simple – you add water into the glass, insert the mold, then freeze. The ice forms an elegant wedge which compliments the glass in a unique manner and, similar to a glacier, melts slowly due to the reduced amount of surface area. Genius.

Well, we have good news for you, Ryan Bricker has designed yet another must-have glass with Corkcicle in the form of the Cigar Glass. This modified tumbler is wonderfully original and just oozes all sorts of cool. Similar to the Whiskey Wedge this double old-fashioned whiskey glass is handmade too, but it comes with an ergonomic built-in cigar rest – fitting so perfectly together, it will make you forget what it used to be like holding a cigar and a whiskey glass at the same time before the Cigar Glass. This glass is only the second addition that Ryan Bricker has designed with Corkcicle, and if we’re lucky, we may begin to see a lot more of these funky whiskey glasses to come.

What you may find interesting is Bricker isn’t your traditional Industrial Designer, in fact, he’s not an Industrial Designer at all. Bricker started out as an urban designer/architect and began experimenting with Industrial Design and consumer products ever since he set up his own company R | E | Bricker Studio 5 years ago – here you’ll find him use his combined 20 years’ experience, experimenting with various platforms from technology ideation and furniture design to small-scale art installations. As if Ryan wasn’t already juggling so much, he currently serves as the design director for HNTB too. An impressive resume for sure – with a lot more to come by the sound of things.

Designer: Ryan Bricker for Corkcicle

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A Glass Full of Class

Whiskey tumblers are a cool glass to sip from. There’s no way one could walk around with one, sipping on whiskey without giving off that smoldering James Bond look. What you didn’t know is that according to Norlan – the wide opening of the glass diffuses the aromatics of the whiskey too widely, fading and flattening out the unique aromas of the spirit away from the nose. Whereby using nosing glasses – used for sampling – often concentrate the shape of the vapor in such a way that they tightly focus it, causing the ethanol to punch into the eyes and nose. Both of these glasses are given their form directly due to their function right? Norlan’s latest whiskey glass ‘VAILD’ creates a unique experience unlike anything else you’ll find.

Made from hand-blown borosilicate glass with a matte black exterior finish – this glass is just screaming out to be touched. The VAILD is an elegant design that any whiskey connoisseur, of any level, should have. Unlike it’s previously released, fully hand-blown borosilicate glass – the matte black exterior creates a dazzling interior reflection that’s almost hypnotic. The fascinating shape of the VAILD is by no mistake, the shape of the inner walls – which angle inwards as they rise up the inside of the glass and then flare back out again preventing your nose from touching the nose. The height and diameter of the aperture puts concentration of the aromatics to the nose. All the while, diffusing the ethanol away from the nose, fantastically improving the taste of your whisky. The Norlan Glass VAILD is a beautiful and unique product that even if you’re not a whiskey fan, you can certainly appreciate its class.

Designer: Sruli Recht of Norlan

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Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey: The Devils Brew

You know that booze is gonna be good if the name has “Hell Water” in it. This is the officially licensed Hellboy ‘Hell Water’ cinnamon whiskey. It is made in collaboration between XXX Distillery and Dark Horse Comics. So, you know, feel free to get drunk and read comics.

Drinking this small-batch Tennessee whiskey while reading the comics is bound to change the story in your mind. One comic book will become many. This spicy stuff is 66.6-proof and costs $20 per 750mL bottle over at Ace Spirits.

Real Hellboys drink Hell Water brand whiskey!

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This $45,000 Watch Has a Drop of 155 Year-old Whisky Inside

This watch from Wealth Solutions and Swiss watchmaker Louis Moinet comes with a shot of whisky. Each of the 50 limited edition watches will contain a single drop of an exceptionally rare and old whisky, Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862.


If I want whiskey on my watch, I’ll spill it there myself and if I want whiskey inside of my watch, I’ll dip it in my glass, like a normal sane person. If you are ridiculously wealthy and like to throw your money away on whisky that you can’t drink, go for it.

Stupid rich people. This is the kind of thing that makes me want a drink.

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