London is one of my all-time favourite places to visit
and I try to visit as often as possible. I
Lived in London for a while doing various brand research and internships which
really helped my brand mould into what it is today so its easy to see why London
will always be a special place to me.
One of my favourite things about London is that it’s
always ever changing and interesting. I
always try to do new exciting things when I'm in town and have been looking
forward to visiting the Ice bar for such a long time.
If you have never heard of Ice Bar London here is some
quick details about what makes it so interesting and unique. The bar is the UKs only permanent Ice Bar
which takes on a different concept every year.
This year for its 10th Anniversary award winning sculptor
Jens Thins Ivarsson has taken on the change of a “Rock” themed bar. The ice comes all the way from River Thorne
in the North of Sweden and is crystal clear natural ice. The bar features carved ice including 231 ice
block punk belt studs, a huge 6ft tall skull you can take pictures with, a rock goddess carved into a wall mural, a
whole ice bar and ice block seating to name a few.
The drinks are all served in actual ice cube
glasses. Which aren’t reused so they are
personal to yourself. They offer a range
of great alcoholic cocktails and non-alcoholic cocktails one is included in the
entry price. Cocktails are cleverly
named to fit the theme including “whole lotta rosie”, “smoke on the water” and
my favourite “monkey Wrench” to name a few!
My favourite part of the experience has to be the
designer thermal capes with matching gloves.
They are nice and cosy to keep you warm (its 5- at all times). A practical design feature of the cape was
that the gloves were attached to the cape so when you take them off to take
pictures you don’t lose them!
In summary I highly recommend the bar to visitors and
locals! I can’t wait to come visit the
next concept. My top tip would be to
wrap up warm. Unfortunately due to
having a meeting just before my experience I didn’t wear warm clothing and even
with the cape I was chilly (not unbearably) Just wear warm clothing and enjoy
your trip!
