You Can Now Smash, Spritz and Sip Your Way Through a Five-Senses Cocktail Experience at Grain Bar
Who said cocktails were just made for drinking? Grain Bar is igniting each of the five senses with its playful new cocktail menu.
Who said cocktails were just for drinking? Grain Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney is throwing out the rule book with its latest cocktail menu, which has been designed to ignite all five senses.
Crafted by Grain Bar's in-house mix master Sarath Nair, the Epic Sensory Cocktails menu is a five-drink lineup designed to tickle your taste buds, gnaw at your nose, mess with your vision, and even get your hands in on the action. Each creation has been inspired by one of the five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste and touch — and they drinks are made to be felt just as much as they're made to be sipped.
The most theatrical of the bunch? That'd be Shattered, a rosemary-smoked, rye whisky-based cocktail encased in a globe of ice that takes Nair 14 hours to handcraft, but will likely take you 0.14 seconds to smash open with the tiny hammer with which it's served. It's not every day that you can get away with playing with your food — especially not at a five-star hotel — so be sure to enjoy it.
If you're looking to light up your olfactory senses, go for The Perfumed Bloom, a delicate jasmine and sparkling wine number served with a house-made cherry blossom perfume to spritz and sniff before sipping.
Other standouts include the visually stunning Heart of the Garden, served under a glass cloche which is lifted tableside to reveal clouds of lemongrass and ginger smoke. Under the cloche, the elegant citrus and floral drink is presented on a miniature garden and topped with an edible jelly heart.
Additionally, the Pina Fizz is a playful, tropical, rum-based sipper featuring pineapple and coconut soda, and served with fairy floss for a soft, tactile surprise. And if you really want your tastebuds to dance, the mushroom-infused vodka in the Palette Pop will take your palate on a ride through each of the five flavour notes — sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. It's also fully customisable according to your tastes, so feel free to turn up the dial on your preferred flavour.
"I've worked in cocktail bars across the world with the Four Seasons," says Nair. "With the launch of Epic Sensory Cocktails, I wanted to create something that pushes the boundaries. These aren't just drinks, they're stories brought to life through the senses. From the smash of ice to a spritz of cherry blossom perfume, each detail is designed to awaken and surprise."
The Epic Sensory Cocktails menu is now available at Grain Bar Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, 199 George Street, The Rocks. For more information, head to the venue's website.
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