A sinfully delicious ice lolly has gone on sale in London – mixing holy water with mind-bending 80 per cent proof absinthe.
The gun-shaped green popsicle, dubbed the ‘Vice Lolly,’ consists of one part alcohol and three parts water from a spring in Lourdes, France, which many believe has healing powers.
The Vice Lolly, which costs £18.58 will go on sale at The Icecreamists shop in Covent Garden on Friday, 1st June.
Owner Matt O’Connor, 45, hit headlines in February last year when he began selling ice cream made from breast milk. Baby Gaga anyone? This year he is building on his reputation for shock and awe by releasing water from a spring at the Grotto of Massabielle at Lourdes, considered holy by over a billion Catholics worldwide – and a drink seen as being so strong it was said to have led Van Gogh to have chopped his own ear off.
“I went from something quite innocent to the most radically provocative concept possible. I have a source in France that bought the holy water for me in plastic bottles. We super-freeze the high alcohol content mixture into hand-gun shaped moulds. It tastes alcoholic with a touch of sweetness.”
The Icecreamists’ mission is to turn the traditional ice cream parlour experience on its head by reinventing sorbets and gelatos with a unique twist. Their boutique menu includes chocolate volcanoes and chilli vodka ice creams. The interior design of the store follows a theme of experimentation with presentation involving syringes, flames and cryogenic cocktails made with liquid nitrogen.
Yogurt is for choirboys.
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