With the holidays comes lots of traveling, and in between trips, the thought of sipping on a relaxing cocktail might sound appealing … unless it’s an “Apartheid” cocktail, which was what Icelandair was offering, Talking Points Memo reports.
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According to the news site, the controversial cocktail made it to Twitter when user @AfricasaCountry tweeted out the menu boasting the drink—made of vodka, stout liqueur, cream and roasted hazelnuts—to guests at Icelandair’s Hotel Reykjavík Marina.
The Apartheid cocktail, on sale at the Marina Hotel, Reykjavik (owner: @Icelandair) pic.twitter.com/IyrQkx60bU
— Africa Is a Country (@africasacountry) December 19, 2014
Icelandair officials first thought to tweet back to the user, saying to enjoy the “simply scrumptious” drink.
@AfricasaCountry Simply scrumptious, enjoy! Happy Holidays
— Icelandair (@Icelandair) December 19, 2014
It took a second for the true meaning behind the drink’s name to hit them, according to TPM.
@robtashima We apologize. Our Iceland-based team member was unaware of word's meaning. We have contacted the hotel to remove the drink.
— Icelandair (@Icelandair) December 19, 2014
Read more at Talking Points Memo.
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