The drinking culture of Japan is unique in almost every dimension; consider those cautionary words before you see the Ice Ball Mold.
Your first thoughts might be: Whoa, but how do you make them? By tossing some store-bought ice chunks into the device, pressing down on the plunger and releasing, you'll have perfectly spherical ice balls. Your second thought: What's their purpose? Well, the relatively smaller surface and the weight distribution of the spheres mean that they melt slower, leaving you with a stronger, colder drink. Leaving that aside, the Ice Ball Mold compliments any spirits glass -- high balls, scotch glasses, etc.
In the competitive beverage service industry, it's important that bars differentiate themselves by including novel or quirky details...something like slow-melting ice balls!
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