If you've been hanging at the city's trending watering holes, you'll know that gin, the crisp, tart spirit brimming with botanicals, is enjoying its moment in the sun. No wonder then that we now have a dedicated space for it.

Jyran, a first-of-its-kind gin bar, that launched last month at Sofitel Mumbai BKC houses 30 gin varieties sourced from 11 countries. This writer, though, has been a late bloomer on the scene, graduating to gin only after trying our hand at all else. Our knowledge, therefore, is limited to the fact the predominant flavour in the distilled drink needs to be juniper, and that it's mainly for the sophisticated palate.