If the Winter weather is not cold enough for you try doing shots inside Bearfoot Bistro's vodka tasking room at -32C.
Located in Whistler, Canada, visitors are only allowed to remain inside for a maximum of 20 minutes and rules of entry include that the person must be rugged up in arctic weather-rated coats for the experience.
Whistler.com writes about the freezing vodka room, "The Bearfoot just might be the coolest spot in town, literally. They'll hand-make ice cream right at your table, the champagne bar features a rail of illuminated ice and the Belvedere Ice Room, a frozen temple devoted solely to vodka, sits a nippy -18˚C"
"It's the coldest vodka room in the world," explains Kerren Bottay, a Bearfoot manager, in an article at Whistler.com "Vodka is smoother when it's cold and at home people usually keep their bottles in the freezer anyhow. We figured why not keep the people in there too? It's an experience."
Inside the vodka room, tourists and locals can take a pick from a staggering array of vodka. The cold intensifies the flavor of the vodka and takes off some of the ethanol edge.
The drinks include the flavoured vodkas such as the salted caramel and the signature Ketel One that's crisp and clean and goes down smoothly.
Memorable visits are by the Russian Olympic team where they got naked while doing shots off a ski, and one Real Housewife who tried to lick the well. It didn't end well for her as she had to be safely removed by the staff before her tongue froze solid while her reality TV colleagues laughed in the background.
"We get a good variety of people in here," Kerren says. "From patrons in the middle of a 5-course dinner looking to clean their palates to Staggettes every weekend of the summer to Olympic athletes and their hardware. I once served a guy with full ski gear on, including skis."
Bearfoot Bistro offers vodka tasting, champagne sobering, and a full degustation menu.
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