The Best Ice Molds For Your Craft Cocktails and Delicious Whiskey

Emelda Ego 00:12 How-To Geek, Tech News Digest

You’ve selected your favor liquors and fresh ingredients: don’t ruin your cocktail with cruddy ice. We’ve tracked down the best ice molds for every situation so you can sip in style.

Hopefully, you’ve already checked out our guide to the best accessories for creating the perfect cocktail. When it comes to the best ice mold, we were only scratching the (icy) surface. There’s a lot to take in. Shape and density can affect how the cube (or ball) melts into your drink. You don’t want a piece of ice to melt too fast, otherwise, your drink ends up watery and less than perfect. You also don’t want it chipping along the way by lacking density. That ruins the flavor too.

Fortunately, there are many inexpensive ice molds out there that are perfect for whiskey, cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks too. Here’s our pick of the bunch.

Best Ice Balls: Tovolo Sphere Ice Molds ($10)

Ice balls are a great alternative to conventional ice cubes. They melt slowly so there’s no risk of your drink becoming diluted, plus they look more distinguished. We raved about the Tovolo Sphere Ice Molds when picking out cocktail equipment for you and guess what? They’re still a great purchase to make.

The mold is made from sturdy plastic and promises to be leak-proof, so they’re quite easy to store in the freezer. That’s assuming you have the space to leave something standing upright. Toss an ice ball into your punch bowl, or into a glass of whiskey, and you’ve got a fun talking point, as well as a slowly melting ice sphere that cools your drink without watering it down.

Best Easy To Store Ice Balls: Chillz Classic Ice Ball Maker ($15)

The Chillz Classic Ice Ball Maker might offer similar results to the Tovolo Ice Ball mold, but it has a pivotal twist to it. Rather than requiring to be stored vertically, the Chillz Classic Ice Ball Maker is placed horizontally in your freezer. Depending on how your freezer is arranged, this can be a far more useful way of storing your ice balls.