BourbonBlog.com has noticed the recent trend of designer spherical “ice balls” made for cocktails and mixology. With a perfect sphere giving less surface area, your cocktail or Bourbon stays cold without the ice melting so quickly.
Maker’s Mark recognized the trend and created their own plastic signature ice ball maker mold as the 2010 holiday gift to Maker’s Mark Ambassadors. Perfect timing and for a plastic design, this mold makes some great ice balls and easy to use.
There are Japanese brands that charge several hundred to over a thousand dollars for molds and solutions. Leave it the American ingenuity at Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky for quite a gift! Bill Samuel’s Jr. calls it “the ultimate bourbon ball” in this “spirit of unconventionality” in his holiday wishes to Maker’s Mark Ambassadors.
Thanks, Maker’s Mark for delivering Maker’s 46 to us in 2010 and a way to make sure that we have some “Bourbon Balls” this Christmas (Bourbon not included in this gift).
If you have used this Bourbon Ball ice Maker, we’d love to hear how you like it, post in comments below!
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LM
Lynn – It sounds like you are not filling the entire bottom mold, and are only with filling the indents on the mold.
This video may help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5fQueIlBEg
This is a great gift. Thank you Makers.
Bill Pierson
I recieved mine yesterday. Great idea,I used them already and they come out perfect. I did crack mine in the handle area but they still work. I plan on making a bunch and serving them to friends. Thanks Makers. Happy New Year.
Patrick
Imade about 25 Bourbon Ice Balls and put them in a freeze bag. Everyone loved them!
Thank you Maker’s Mark !
Steven
This is the best thing since sliced bread. Makes great balls and keeps Makers Just Right. Thanks Makers for making my Holiday special.
Alan Grace
You are the best!!! Everyone loves the ice balls and our kids would like to know where they can purchase these molds. What a clever idea and we thank you so much. Cheers!
Stuart
Down here in Sydney, Australia, I just received mine yesterday. Very cool.
Ice_Ball_Man
I filled the bottom tray, pushed down the top, poured off the excess, then took about spoonful of water out for each ball (to allow for expansion). Then I measured the remaining water…it was exactly 12 ounces…or 355mL for you metric folks. So…I’ve been measuring out 12oz of distilled H2O and making perfect ones. No ridge ring around the middle and nice and clear. Enjoy!
Ken
I love this thing! The only issue I have is getting the balls out of the tray. My tray separates fairly easily but the balls are “crazy stubborn” when it comes to getting them loose. I’ve tried the warm water approach, but I end up melting about 25% of the exposed portion of the ball before it’s loose. I’ve also tried blowing air into the little holes, sometimes that helps pop them out but more often it doesn’t. Has anyone come up with a trick for ball removal? Is this a result of too much water in the tray?
Angela
I lobe my ice balls and I use the tray to make popsickles with fruit juice and put the sticks in through the relief holes. I use 16 ga wire for the popsickles sticks.
Ginger Green
I love the bourbon balls. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! They have been the talk of the parties. I would love to have several more to give as gifts etc…
Great gift and thank you very much!!
Ginger