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The Mumbai martini beauty pageant

The Mumbai martini beauty pageant

We judged 9 exotic chick drinks from 3 bars during a self-staged, all-night Mumbai martini marathon
Mumbai martinisOn a hot and steamy night these 9 Mumbai martinis lined up for us, each tall, thin and terribly pretty to look at.

Mumbai martinis
Cucumber and basil martini, Rs 295, Woodside Inn.

 

9. Cucumber and basil martini from Woodside Inn

This sexy little devil breaks in at number nine, but only because we've never seen a cucumber and basil martini before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Green apple martini, Rs 450, from Valhalla.

 

8. Green apple martini from Valhalla

Eighth place belongs to a lovely green apple martini.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Passion fruit martini, Rs 365, at Indigo.

 

7. Passion fruit martini from Indigo

In seventh place we find an interesting passion fruit martini, filled with passion (undoubtedly) and ready for consumption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Peach-orange martini, Rs 450, at Valhalla.

 

6. Peach-orange martini at Valhalla

A Valhalla martini takes another spot with their creamy peach-orange martini. Had it placed better in the talent show and not tried that baton whirling stunt, little peachy-orange might have placed higher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Sweet pomegranate martini, Rs 295, from Woodside Inn.

 

5. Pomegranate martini by Woodside Inn

Woodside Inn comes back with this beauty, a deliciously sweet pomegranate martini.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Kokum martini, Rs 365, at Indigo.

 

4. Kokum martini from Indigo

Kokum is a spice used in South Indian cooking and helped this martini nab the number four spot for creativity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Hot litchi-chilli martini, Rs 365, at Indigo.

 

3. Hot litchi-chilli martini at Indigo

Third place goes to a spicy litchi-chilli martini. That skimpy green bikini really paid off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Red grape martini, Rs 450, from Valhalla.

 

2. Red grape martini at Valhalla

Not quite making the top spot but still a real looker, second place belongs to a red grape martini with bite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai martinis
Violetini, Rs 295, at Woodside Inn.

 

1. Violetini from Woodside Inn

And voila! The winner of the CNNGo Mumbai martini beauty pagent is this beautifully textured violetini from Woodside Inn. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

getting there

Valhalla

1st floor, East wing, Eros theater building, Churchgate, +91 22 67353535

www.valhalla.co.in

Woodside Inn

Wodehouse Road, opposite Regal Cinema, Colaba, +91 22 22025525

woodsideinn.in

Indigo

4 Mandlik Road, Colaba, +91 22 66368999

www.foodindigo.com

A freelance photographer based in Mumbai, Aparna is a contributor to Travel+Leisure, CNN Traveller, Lonely Planet and other publications. She has also shot the publicity stills for Indian films such as Sooni Taraporevala's ‘Little Zizou’ and Vishal Bhardwaj's ‘Kaminey’.

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