Large, spherical ice cubes have been knocking about the Beijing bar scene for a while now. If you order a Scotch on the rocks in Sanlitun, chances are your Laphroaig will come with a side of ridiculously-big-frozen-water-ball. But with your coffee, at a restaurant? Or more specifically, The Rug? What is going on here?
Well, when The Rug unveiled a new brunch menu last month, we went for the cute gua bao trays and ended up staying for the iced coffee – emphasis on the ‘ice.’ For their Cinnamoncano White (RMB48), we’re presented with a frozen globe of coffee and a glass of piping-hot milk. What follows is a DIY coffee-making sesh that feels almost like a science experiment – pour the milk in and watch as it melts the (coffee) ice.
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