August sipped away/like a bottle of wine,’ sang Taylor Swift in the eponymous track, August, from the album, Folklore (2020). When this writer first heard the song, it reminded them of a Robert Burns poem. But that is the high point of literature and pop-culture that the 2024 Grammy Award-winner for Album Of The Year brings. For content creator Deep Pathare, the artist was more than just a musical icon. She became the inspiration for his latest pop-up behind the bar at KMC* in Fort for a special Taylor Swift night on February 10.

“She is an icon,” Pathare remarks over the phone, describing Swift as the biggest thing in pop culture since Madonna in the 1980s. “Her lyrics are so relatable and colour every mood,” he notes. Aside from his fandom, this was one of the reasons why Pathare turned to Swift as the inspiration for a special curated cocktail session.