Alcoholic Architecture : Getting Drunk on Air

A London bar will be offering alcoholic air for the rest of April. The bar, called Alcoholic Architecture, is the brainchild of gastronomes Sam Bompas and Harry Parr.

(Their past projects include scratch-and-sniff movies and a jelly banquet.)

Decorated with giant limes and over-sized straws, the bar gives the sensation of being inside a giant gin and tonic.

In order to complete the sensation, an actual mixture of gin and tonic is misted into the room. Patrons wear special plastic jump suits so their clothes don't get wet (or stink of gin).

The mixture isn't too strong, roughly equivalent to drinking a single cocktail every 40 minutes, but doctors were still consulted in the mixing process to ensure safety.

Although Alcoholic Architecture has been well-received, Parr and Bompas aren't wasting any time enjoying the moment. Parr said:

Here we've vaporised a cocktail. In the future I would like to make a liquid banqueting table.

There's no news yet on when a liquid banquet table could be ready for public consumption, or what it might include. Hopefully, Parr and Bompas won't be too ambitious with their selections. The idea of drinking a glass of roast turkey or taking a deep, satisfying breath of mashed potatoes just doesn't seem as appetizing as a finely-misted gin and tonic.