Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Calcutta's Monsoon Season Heats Up with Picante Cocktails
Calcutta is embracing spicy cocktails called picantes, which are like a fiery twist on classic drinks.
This trend, which started in London, uses ingredients like tequila, chili, and unique local ingredients like kolmi shaak and panch phoran.
Various bars are creating their own versions with different spirits and flavors.
These cocktails offer a balance of cool and heat, perfect for the monsoon season.
Calcutta's bars are creating picante cocktails, incorporating local flavors.
The trend started in London and spread to Mumbai, Delhi, and now Calcutta.
Lalpahari at Olterra uses vodka, kolmi shaak, and tribal spices.
Little Bit Sober's "What A Bar" combines tequila blanco, passion fruit, and dalle chillies.
Other bars offer unique variations using rum, local ingredients, and global spirits.
- Who
- Calcuttan bars and cocktail enthusiasts.
- What
- The rise of picante cocktails in Calcutta.
- When
- During the monsoon season.
- Where
- Calcutta.
- Why
- To offer a balance of cool and heat, incorporating local ingredients.
- Cocktail Style
- Picante
- Origin
- London
- Key Ingredients
- Chilli, tequila, local herbs
- Popular in
- Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta