Iceland hotel apologizes for 'Apartheid' cocktail, says staffer was 'unaware of meaning'

A hotel in Iceland is in hot water for a tone-deaf cocktail named after South Africa's brutal, decades-long system of racial segregation.

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The Hotel Reykjavik Marina, owned and operated by Icelandair, was called out on Twitter for serving what it called an "Apartheid" cocktail — featuring vodka, stout liqueur, cream and roasted hazelnuts.

The Apartheid cocktail, on sale at the Marina Hotel, Reykjavik (owner: @Icelandair) http://ift.tt/13lf68L

— AFRICA IS A COUNTRY (@AfricasaCountry) December 19, 2014

But further exhibiting its cluelessness, the airline responded to the tweet, sent by the popular @AfricasaCountry Twitter account, with a cheerful holiday greeting and calling the cocktail "simply scrumptious." Read more...

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