R Lounge Fuses Goan Ingredients With Cocktail Laboratory Techniques

R Lounge is a new bar in Goa that treats cocktail-making like a science experiment.

The team prepares many ingredients in its own laboratory.

They use methods such as washing, fermenting, infusing and clarifying ingredients.

One drink tastes like Goan fish curry but looks clear like water.

Another uses feni, a traditional Goan spirit, with curry flavors and spices.

Other drinks use banana peels, kokum, jamun, mahua and Portuguese-inspired ingredients.

The bar also makes familiar Goan foods into small snacks that are easy to eat with drinks.

Its menu connects Goa’s local ingredients, history and drinking culture with modern cocktail techniques.