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Awesome miniature ice versions of Golden Pavilion, Statue of Liberty and more

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By Casey Baseel

Every now and again, it’s nice to treat yourself to a drink at a classy bar. You know, the kind with soft lighting, a gleaming wooden bar top, and a vested bartender with an ice pick working a block into a classy orb to place in your glass of whiskey.

But as impressive as a nicely rounded sphere of ice may be, it can’t hope to match the visual impact of an ice version of Japan’s famous Golden Pavilion or the Statue of Liberty that you can drop in your glass.

As part of its 3D on the Rocks ad campaign, whiskey giant Suntory has created a number of intricately designed ice cubes. Fans offered their suggested designs using the iOS app 123D Catch, after which Suntory selected the best to actually produce using 3D modeling data to carve each out of a block of ice. The most Japanese of the bunch is Kyoto’s iconic Kinkakuji, the famed temple building also known as the Golden Pavilion.

Source: Digital DJ Network

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Sorry, the Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, one looks just tacky, (as it does in real life, imo). The Statue of Liberty looks really annoying to drink with.

I almost like the sphinx, but overall this idea is not interesting. I am sure I would have been thrilled when I was like 10, though.

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Tacky, yes. Kitchy, yes. Summer fun has begun!

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