Review: Glace ‘Luxury’ Ice

Luxury Ice. Seriously. I’m not sure I get this entirely.

Glace claims to be the world’s first "luxury ice" but even after trying it, I can’t figure out what makes it luxurious.

Glace is a perfectly spherical, 2.5" …ball of ice. It’s made from purified water, which is somehow different from other ice cubes. I’ve read the product section of the website over and over again, and I still don’t get it.

I tried one of these "meticulously designed and differentiated drink-ice product" and was completely underwhelmed.  Sure, I had ice in my drink. Yes, I managed to get it to "spider" the way that they say you can do if you don’t "age" the ice for four minutes so a frost would form and create the perfectly clear ice. (’Spidering’ occurs when you pour your liquid directly onto the ice, making it crackle.)

I still don’t get it.

What I did get however was more water in my drink when the ice had melted than I wanted. I think the only way that I would use these "spheres" is with a pure spirit.  My Gentleman Jack on the Rocks for example. I suspect that the ice would melt slowly enough that you wouldn’t end up with an over-watered drink. I hope.

Apparently each sphere is hand carved in Canada and costs $3 to make.

Is this worth purchasing and then having to deal with the dry ice that it gets shipped in? Maybe – if you’re having a party and you want your friends to go "oooh" when you hand them a drink on the rocks. Otherwise, would I bother to keep this in the freezer? Nah. I can get by with regular plain old ice cubes.

If you’re really interested in getting ‘yuppie’ ice for your drinks, Glace (pronounced gloss) will run you $10 bucks a pop, and you’ve gotta get 4 or 8 per bag.  Or, you know, you could just freeze some water from your kitchen.

[image source: Glace Luxury Ice]

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