Alcohol Love for Desis: A Short, Honest History

Despite the cliché, South Asians have a long, complicated, deeply enthusiastic relationship with a good drink — feni in Goa, Old Monk in the army cantonments, toddy in Kerala, the legendary Patiala peg in Punjab.

Modern Desi bar culture in Britain is a continuation of that — but with cocktails that sit between Mumbai and London. Our Bombay Mule, Mango Lassi Daiquiri and Masala Old Fashioned are little love letters to both cities.