Cheers to the weekend: A curated guide to drinking out this weekend

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Head to the heritage district of Fort and step into the old-school chambers of KMC'. Grab a spot by their charming wood-panelled windows and order yourself a poached pear - an amalgamation of poached pear and eggnog. Thank us later. If you plan on having a more social night out, start off with the bubbly not so tanny, or the quirky Asian sour. Negroni fans can opt for negrosine, while truly experimental tipplers can call for smoked rice, made with charcoal smoke water, toasted rice and a hint of banana.

AT Kitab Mahal, 1st floor, shop no 2, Azad Maidan, Fort.
CALL 9987653397

Tierra is the newest hangout in Worli, and its bar offers a mix of herby, fresh and eccentric flavours. Start off with spiced swizzle which blends scotch whisky with homemade spiced tea, ginger honey cordial and ginger ale or the house-special Tierra sunset with gin, fresh cucumber, fresh California grapes, and coriander dressing. Or let off the steam with pearl of wisdom, a soothing concoction of rum with kaffir lime, homemade coconut syrup, fresh pineapple juice, and blue curacao.

AT Atria Millenium Mall, Level 3, Worli.
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Looking to party Texas-style? The Game Ranch in Powai is a new hangout that offers bowling, a live grill counter, sheesha, and some great beers. They also whip up some classic cocktails such as old smokey, purple rain, chipotle picante and bloody sanchez, which you can pair with nachos, burgers, pizzas, grazing platters and more.

AT 1st floor, unit number 2, B-wing, Delphi Building, Hiranandani Gardens, Panchkutir Ganesh Nagar, Powai.
CALL 8976700971

Balsa in Lower Parel is offering a mix of tropical, smokey and botanical cocktails. Choose from gold rum-infused bird of paradise, voilà - a refreshing vodka cocktail with galangal and lemongrass, summer berry sangria, irish apple, the sparkling balsa belle, the Campari and gin-based garden of eden or sassy negroni, among numerous other options.

AT Utopia, gate 4, opposite Smaaash Go Karting, Kamala mills. Lower Parel.
CALL 8657929833

Pair your sushi and dim sums with bombyx mori that's infused with mulberry tea or south China iced tea at Koko. Or you could order for south pointer that infuses absinthe and koko pistacchio liquor, or morel mushroom-based seismograph.

AT C Wing, Trade World, Kamala Mills Compound, ground floor, Lower Parel.
CALL 9004988887

Raise a toast to Negroni Week by sipping on these iterations of the cocktail curated by Le Bar Diamantaire at Sofitel Mumbai, BKC. Choose from Campari boulevardier; Campari spagliato, Campari gin and tonic, hazelnut negroni, Campari garibaldi, and chocolate orange negroni.

TILL September 18
AT C 57, G Block BKC.
CALL 61175115

Lanterns and cabanas welcome you at Foo, Bandra, where you can wind up the week with Foo spritz, mary or bellini. Kokum-lovers can opt for a kokum club with gin and coconut syrup, while those looking for something fruity can try ichiban.

AT 301-304, 3rd floor, VN Sphere, Navchandra Niwas Co-Operative Premises Society Limited, Linking Road, Bandra West.
CALL 9321915408

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