Stirring It Up
September 11, 2024
Ask a hundred people to predict the dawn of India’s golden era of cocktails, and most will admit that we are cruising through it right
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Re-inventing the Negroni
April 25, 2024
It’s the late 1880s to early 1920s. The world was partly gloomy with pandemics, wars, and economic meltdowns. But there was also growing industrialisation, and
Cocktail Menus of India
December 2, 2023
What has truly charmed the trade and tipplers alike about the country’s cocktail game, in recent times, is the constant reinvention. With a flourishing subculture
Raise the Bar
February 28, 2023
Distilling the perfect cocktail is an artful production: The idea, inception, curation, preparation, portions, presentation, nomenclature, the storytelling, and finally the actual taste test. India
Hard Seltzer – New Kid On The Block
January 10, 2023
Call it whatever — hard seltzer, spiked seltzer, boozy soda water — it’s a drink that has turned heads in the recent past. What was
The surge of Agave in India – A beyond the shots story
November 30, 2022
TEQUILA & AGAVE THEN A decade ago, no party wrapped before a round of Tequila shots, followed by morning vows of never touching the spirit
What Are Desi Flavours And Ingredients Doing In Your Cocktail Glass?
September 6, 2022
Say cheers to feni, toddy, mahua, fermented peels and more such ingredients making your desi cocktail a cut about the rest. India is not only
Shaken and Stirred
August 18, 2022
Beyond large format, feisty community drinking fests, there is a small breed of canny connoisseurs who prefer the art of the aperitif and the flow
9 Great Indian Cocktails From India’s best Bars & Gin Makers
August 18, 2022
A new cocktail philosophy is emerging in bars across the country where Indian ingredients and expressions are taking centre stage. Local has become cool An
Talking Tequila: Benjamin Padrón Of Licoreria Limantour Urges You To Go Beyond Shots
July 26, 2022
When world’s sixth best bar comes to town, agave spirits have to be the talking point. First, Indian single malt whiskies and then gins grabbed