Elite cocktail bars in the UAE have a new way to draw in customers: luxury ice from arctic glaciers

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 20:01

An arctic glacier in the waters off the coast of Greenland gives off a crystal-clear blue glow. — Arctic glaciers off the coast of Greenland are being harvested to make drinks for customers at elite bars in the United Arab Emirates.
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A company in Greenland called Arctic Ice is harvesting ice from the country's shrinking glaciers.
The company sells the "purest ice in the world" to elite cocktail bars in Dubai to chill drinks.
Greenland's ice sheet has been melting at an alarming pace in recent years.

If you're really, truly among the world's elite, you can't chill your drink with just any old ice. You need the "purest ice in the world," harvested directly from the rapidly melting glaciers in Greenland.