glacio Sphere Ice Mold - Ball Ice Cube Tray for Whiskey, Slow-Melting, 100% Silicone, No-Plastic, Easy Release, Ideal for Gifting and Elevating Cocktails

This ice mold IS AS advertised!, Yes its a pretty niche ice mold but im a big guy with big cups, so having big ice spheres in my cup really helps lower my ice consumption to just one per serving, I personally love it.

This is a nice product; works well for large ice cubes. I've followed a couple of recipes and am actually making half-spheres of ice cubes with blood oranges as we speak! Easy in; easy out -- very nice!

So far, the product does what it says it will. It certainly makes large ice balls & they work well in the drinks. It takes a little practice to get the water up to the top of the mold but it's a short learning curve. there is no taste in the ice other than the water. I am very pleased with the mold

Finally, a sphere maker that incorporates physics -- the sphere closes completely, the valve to add water is large enough to use a funnel neatly, and there is a small outlet hole for air to escape as you fill, and for excess water to escape as it freezes. Brilliant! Does what it is supposed to do, and does it very well.

Great for cocktails or any drink, stays frozen for a good length of time, especially in a Yeti or similar cup. Easy to refill and easy to remove when frozen. Looks good in a glass!

Fast shipping. works very well and makes perfect balls of ice.

First let me say, this thing is great! For what I wanted it for and the relative ease of use, this ice mold is totally worth the price. I'm being nit-picky when I say that it's not perfect... I've left a couple of drip trails across my kitchen floor and had to pick up some ice detritus off the bottom of the freezer... because it works well almost from the get-go. My only issues are: 1) the fill-holes are small, I hope you have a steady hand (not much you can do about this... like I said, nit-picky), as I've taken to filling mine and removing the ice spheres in the sink so I have less to clean up. Filling, there's a lot of overflow; removing, there are small chunks of excess ice frozen on the top of the lid and sometimes between the ice molds. 2) There's a bit of a trick to getting the ice spheres to release from the mold. I was trying to be too gentle at first (for fear of ripping the mold), but then it would take too long and my fingers would start to hurt from the cold. I've found that a little bit of force/manipulation of the mold top goes a long way to getting it to drop the balls, as well as pushing up on the bottom mold in getting it to release. I've found about 3 out of 4 times, the ice stays in the top piece of the mold, of the 4 or 5 times I've used it so far. 3) Not sure what to do about this, but there are spaces between the base and the lid when secured, that can fill with water and create a small ice shelf. Less so now that I know and I press down on the 5 "buttons" that help to secure the top to the base, but the nature of the silicone trays means a certain amount of flexibility and this causes those gaps. The first time I had an ice sheet connecting 3 of the ice balls together, more recently maybe 1 or 2 look like models of Saturn with the rings, but a lot better.Overall, this is exactly what I was looking for and it works very well! Very happy with this purchase!

I was very pleased with this product at first. I don't always get a full sphere, but that's a matter of experience. The seal doesn't look sufficient and I thought water would spill out into my freezer but it has not leaked. The only real and consistent problem is the smell the molds have developed which passes on to the ice spheres. This isn't something you want when you're using it to chill expensive (or even inexpensive) beverages. I've read other reviews and tried cleaning and soaking with hot water and both Palmolive and Dove dish soap, but neither seemed to have lessened the smell. I haven't tried the vinegar and Ajax method yet. Maybe there's another method I haven't found yet. Otherwise, I'm happy with this product and would recommend it.