I purchased this smoker for my husband's birthday. He loved it! I'll try to go over the highlights of this item for others contemplating purchasing this item: 1) Easy to use. There are 2 ways to use the smoker: Either with your drink of choice poured into the glass, OR you can smoke the inside of the glass first, then pour your drink into the glass after. My husband chose to use the method of the whiskey in the glass and then added the smoke. 2) My husband chose the Pear wood shavings for his first sample drink. Although he said it did add some of the smokey flavor, it was very mild. 3) Easy to clean and store. The packaging has been well thought out. Everything arrived in one piece. Some of the suggestions to this item (not bad, just some notes): 1) When choosing your wood chips "flavor" for your various whiskey's, the fruit flavored chips seem to work best with the lighter whiskey's. The darker the whiskey, the less you can taste the fruity smoke. The "wood" flavors-walnut, oak, etc.-might pair better with the darker whiskey's. [NOTE: My husband started with a darker whiskey with the Pear wood chips. He could barely make out the fruit notes. His second sample glass, he drank a lighter whiskey with the Pear wood chips. That "pairing,"-pun intended-worked out best. Hence my comment on trying the walnut or oak chips with the darker whiskey.] 2) On the first use, the chips didn't burn all the way, despite following the directions to the letter. On the second "sample," my husband kept the torch on the chips longer than the recommended time. The chips burned thoroughly and properly. 3) The 2 ice ball molds are specifically for the glasses included in the gift box. We already had ice ball molds for other glasses, but those are too big for the 2 glasses with this kit. 4) No. The torch doesn't come with butane in it!!! We assume that this is due to postal regulations. If you plan on purchasing this item, make sure you have butane on hand so when your item arrives, you're not stuck without being able to use your torch. No complaints about this product. Easy to use. Checked off all the boxes for the whiskey lover in my life!
