Abstract: An ice cube for use in a water pipe with an ice catch may present a plurality of bores formed within the bulk of the ice cube. These bores will then allow smoke from a smokable substance to pass through the bulk of the ice cube and enhance the cooling effect of the ice cube on the smoke. The bores may be interconnected by one or more tranches at a bottom surface of the ice cube such that fluid communication is maintained between the bores, in the event the bottom of the ice cube is partially impinged upon by another ice cube or other obstruction. A mold for making such a cube may be accomplished by having a plurality of rods extend from a bottom of the mold and providing appropriate ridges to form the trenches.