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The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by throwaway5752 »

If you put ice in Macallan 18, you suck. Sorry for the light epithet, but it deserves worse.

and as I read more: "Gläce states that the cubes are ideal for high-end cocktails -- those that employ splashes of $38,000-per-bottle liquors, and must not be diluted or contaminated by mere tap ice." ... ICE NUMBS YOUR TASTE BUDS. Fancy water or not.

edit: Downvoted to -1? I'll double down. If you are going to drink a nice scotch on the rocks, do yourself a favor and buy cheap scotch instead. Go enjoy a Johnnie Walker Red or Cutty Sark. There are aldehydes and esters from the peating of the grain and the oak cask aging that you are not appreciating when it's chilled. If it's cask strength (around 125 proof) then by all means dilute with spring water so you don't burn out your palate. But if you drink it on the rocks, try not doing that and see if you enjoy it differently.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by LeonM »

I actually thought about this when a read an article a couple of years ago about a company that sells "designer" bottles of water for $80 EACH. There are many wealthy people on the planet who don't have a clue on how to spend their money. They are a brilliant target audience to sell overpriced everyday products to.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by callahad »

Gah, why doesn't Priceonomics have an RSS feed? :(

Edit: Oh, they do! Thanks! I'll amend my comment to "why doesn't Priceonomics advertise their RSS feed in their site's header for easy discovery?" ;)

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by opendais »

_broody wrote: post #4
opendais wrote: post #2

I'm just amazed anyone is willing to pay that much for an ice cube.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants.

Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen!

:/

EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by gtirloni »

callahad wrote: post #6

Gah, why doesn't Priceonomics have an RSS feed? :( Edit: Oh, they do! Thanks! I'll amend my comment to "why doesn't Priceonomics advertise their RSS feed in their site's header for easy discovery?" ;)

Is this a sarcastic comment on all Priceonomics posts being semi-automatically posted on HN? :-)

In case this is not a joke: http://priceonomics.com/latest.rss

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