Five non-disruptive gifts for Christmas

IT'S almost the most wonderful time of the year. If you're still hunting down that last-minute Christmas gift or something to take to that house party on Christmas Day, you have some time. Here's a handy list of five items that will make fascinating presents, and more importantly, that you still have time to pick up on Saturday, the eve of the big day.

The five on the list are charming little inventions. In fact, they are so ingenious and disruptive in transforming the way that we do certain things that they are non-disruptive. That is, they do their jobs so well it seems like they are not even there!

Whisky stones

If you love whisky, and you adore it chilled, you will think the world of whisky stones. These are your alternatives to ice cubes, only reusable and exquisite. To use them, simply store them in your freezer in their tough muslin bag, and when you're ready for a drink, drop a couple of them into your glass. Pour in your Macallan or Yamazaki, and the stones will chill the whisky like ice cubes do, but leave the rich, complex flavours of the amber stuff completely unaltered. Warning: Slurping it may evoke sophistication, or conjure up images of rugged, windswept landscapes, depending on how much you've had. A set of six stones and their bag retails for S$24.90 at Monoyono, wh…