I use those big cubes and like them precisely because they have less surface area than a handful of ice the same size and won't cool it as fast. You want the whiskey cooled, but not ice cold. You can always speed up the cooling if you want by swirling and increasing the convection rate.
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I use those big cubes and like them precisely because they have less surface area than a handful of ice the same size and won't cool it as fast. You want the whiskey cooled, but not ice cold. You can always speed up the cooling if you want by swirling and increasing the convection rate.