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Montreal Ice Bar on the Rocks

by Neil Woodburn on Feb 6th 2006 at 3:01PM

When most drinkers go in search of “a nice cold one,” they are usually referring to the drink itself, not the bar. But in Montreal, high atop the Place d'Armes Hotel, lovers of the frigid can indeed find a nice cold one—a bar, that is.

Last month, the hotel opened Sub Zero, an appropriately named rooftop bar made of 75,000 pounds of ice. Seats, stools, two bars, and 50 different sculptures have all been carved completely out of ice for the, um, comfort of the bar’s patrons. Vodka is served in glasses made of ice, and undoubtedly consumed in quantities massive enough to stave off the city’s infamous, sub-zero winter temperatures.

Hmmm… vodka, freezing temperatures, rooftop bar, slippery ice... Is it just me, or does this sound like the perfect recipe for disaster? Or at least a lawsuit.

Nonetheless, hats off to the Canadians for finding a way to make their inhospitable winters a bit more hospital. Er… I mean hospitable.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Wumped Feb 6th 2006 8:14PM

Uh, I'm taking my girlfriend out to Montreal (from SF) for Valentine's day. We'll check this out and maybe report back.

Zeke Feb 7th 2006 9:20AM

Howdy!

I haven't been, but word to the wise - over the weekend it was raining and 42 degrees here. Friends told me the bar was a pile of slush.

If you want that sort of experience it is probably better to go to the Ice Hotel in Quebec City.