Why Has Britain Not Discovered the Joy of Ice?

Seanspeed · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:05

Such a simple and cheap resource that instantly improves countless drinks, especially water, but it's virtually unused here as far as I can tell. It was a bit of shock coming here, asking for water at a restaurant and getting a very mildly chilled cup of it that quickly rises to basically room temperature. I remember thinking that must have been a one-off, but after being here a couple years, I've discovered it's the same everywhere. It's like nobody has heard of it or found out it makes drinks 10x better.

Plus the clinking noise is really satisfying.

So what gives? And how do I go about reforming this country to get the people the refreshing cold drinks they deserve?

Just look at this:

Yummy.

deuse · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:06

estebanrey · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:07

We don't live in a hot country and therefore historically the use of ice in every drink isn't prevalent as it obviously is in hotter ones.

xGBHxPegasus · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:08

No Idea where you are going but every restaurant/quick service place i''ve been too puts ice in drinks..

Glanza · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:08

Ice in my whisky or only when we get the really hot few days of summer.

V F · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:08

deuse said:
Ban

Petition?

FuriousGeorge · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:08

Pretty much every pub/cafe/restaurant I have ever been to in this country has put ice in the water.

Glaucus · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:09

xGBHxPegasus said:
No Idea where you are going but every restaurant/quick service place i''ve been too puts ice in drinks..

This.

Jez · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:09

I have an ice machine in my kitchen which means i have ice in every drink i have (built into the fridge), and i get served ice everywhere i go.

Not noticing this lack of ice

NexusK · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:11

Even McD's puts ice in the drinks so i dread to think where the OP is drinking.

dacads · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:14

NexusK said:
Even McD's puts ice in the drinks so i dread to think where the OP is drinking.

And taking

Haggisman · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:15

Glanza said:
Ice in my whisky

deuse said:
Ban

Neil79 · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:16

NexusK said:
Even McD's puts ice in the drinks so i dread to think where the OP is drinking.

Which is so annoying

Do you want Ice... NO!

Squark · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:17

I can't stand the amount of ice that gets put in drinks in restaurants.
Ice is only good in plain water, otherwise it just dilutes the flavour and makes everything really watery.

Six6siX · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:19

I specifically ask for no ice as it just dilutes everything and makes it taste crap.

Except for water. I like my water diluted with ice.

platypus · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:21

We invented the G&T.

You can't make a G&T without ice.

Tom0 · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:22

Glanza said:
Ice in my whisky.

Concur with Haggisman.

estebanrey · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:23

Squark said:
I can't stand the amount of ice that gets put in drinks in restaurants.
Ice is only good in plain water, otherwise it just dilutes the flavour and makes everything really watery.

Six6siX said:
I specifically ask for no ice as it just dilutes everything and makes it taste crap.

Except for water. I like my water diluted with ice.

Seems like you guys should get some of these. The water is put into a separate section before freezing the glass, meaning you get the chill of the ice through your drink but it doesn't ever mix with it or dilute it.....

beachBOYken · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:24

Gilly · 10 Dec 2015 at 11:26

I ask for drinks without ice, because otherwise they always come with ice.