'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide

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1. Sun, 6 September 2026

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   • yahoo.com02:19first to reportremoved by the outlet
     'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide

     In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars."Local ice is more economical, but Kur...

2. Mon, 7 September 2026

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   • Channel News Asia21:39
     Why a Singapore bar imports around 900kg of ice from Japan every year

     At Kuramoto Ice in Kanazawa, water is slowly frozen for days before craftsmen cut the crystal-clear blocks into precise shapes for cocktails served around the world.

3. Sat, 12 September 2026

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   • dw.com16:30
     'Like a jewel.' Japan's luxurious Kuramoto Ice hits the bars

     In the Japanese city of Kanazawa, crystal-clear ice is painstakingly crafted by hand. "Kuramoto Ice" produces ice blocks for high-end cocktails around the world. They are said to melt particularly slowly.