It’s Suntory time – on the incredibly intricate, CNC-milled, pagoda-shaped rocks.
The Japanese whisky brand famously touted by Bill Murray in the film
‘Lost in Translation’ has enlisted the services of a 5-axis CNC mill to
craft miniature works of art in ice, including replicas of the Statue of
Liberty and Michelangelo’s David.
The centerpiece of Suntory’s “3D Rocks” campaign is a teeny-tiny, amazingly detailed version of Kyoto’s Kinkaku-ji temple. Watch it in progress in the video above.
Suntory customers were asked to submit their own designs,
and the winners were whisked to a secret location in Tokyo where they
received a drink featuring their own creation in ice once it was
complete.
The CNC router was kept chilled to a temperature of -7
degrees Celsius to keep the ice from melting while the machine was
running.
It’s almost a shame to see the whisky splashing over these
ephemeral works of art, knowing that they’re inevitably about to melt
away.
