Customer Reviews

Kikkerland Jigger Cube

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This is a great idea. The most common mixing measurements in one convenient tool, and have them all labeled. I applaud the creator's ingenuity, but this ends being a horrible product. Using the smaller measures requires a perfectly level surface, and the surface tension of liquids makes accurate measuring exceptionally dicey. Lifting something shallow filled with liquid is difficult, and pouring anything out of this ends with the liquid running down the side and making a mess.

I love a jigger with labeled measurements, and more having more options is great, but I can't recommend this product to anyone. The mess it leaves behind isn't worth it. Don't buy this.

As a bar tool, this is not the best measuring device. As a conversation piece, it is an excellent choice.

First, a few notes on the actual piece:

1. It is bigger than you might imagine. When you think of anything else that measures a shot you think of a thimble sized glass. This is about the size of a Rubiks Cube.

2. It is much heavier than you might expect. It feels like it is milled out of solid aluminum.

As a result of its size and weight, it like holding a small, metal engine part: somewhat awkward in the hand, but beautifully made. It is also meant to be poured from the corner, much like a traditional wooden box for drinking sake upon which the design is based. But because the measurements are meant to fill liquid to the top and it is square, actually lifting up and pouring it without spilling poses something of a challenge. A work around is to use the next bigger size measurement and not fill it all the way up (eg, the 1.25 oz side to measure out 1 oz). Obviously this means you are approximating your measurements, but if you are mixing a drink being particularly accurate with your measurements is less important than the quality of the liquor or the company.

On that note, I would say that the piece is an outstanding conversation piece. Its size, clunkiness, and clean industrial design all add to the coolness of mixing a drink. Definitely gets people talking. In fact, I left it on my desk at the office for a few days after receiving it and no one could walk in without picking it up. Probably couldn't say the same for just a glass the size of a thimble emblazoned with your old college or favorite bar on it.

Five stars for cool; one star for pure functionality. Split the difference and you get three.

Cheers.

Been flair bartending for quite awhile now. I wanted a jigger that looked cool with some flash and pizazz. Couldn't argue with a shiny metal cube. Throw this sucker in the air, catch it, pour your liquid into it, then dump it into your glass.

Yes, you have to be careful about pouring, but it's not bad like everyone else on here is making it to be.

This thing is just too fun. Get one, you won't be disappointed.

This product is okay for viewing the actual liquid amount, which pours into the well of its desired measured amount (ie: .50, .25, etc.). Other metal devices are solid and are unable to view the desired measurable amounts. This product does NOT allow an easy, clean pour from the jigger to the glass/pitcher. I call that "Alcohol Abuse" when you waste some of the intended measurement down the side of the jigger, onto the counter top, very messy, and ends up on a papper towel or rag, instead of your drink. It looks cool, but pours really bad.

This jigger is the size of a rubiks cube and weighs about 3 pounds. As state on here in an earlier review, it does feel like it is milled out of solid aluminum. It looks great and is a conversation piece but thats about it. For functionality purposes its not worth it. All of the small measurement sides, 0.5oz, 0.75oz, 1oz, are about impossible to pour without spilling half of it. So what I have done is used an awl and punched small divots into the 2.25oz side with at each measurement level. Kinda like a measuring pint that starts at half a cup and goes to 2 cups.

All in all great idea, just doesn't function well at all.