India, Feb. 14 -- In astrology, the clever and curious "water-bearer" has a taste for creativity. Naturally, at bars, they're most drawn to cocktails that tickle their brilliant brains. And with India's bar scene at its most inventive - offering everything from sensory storytelling to funky flavour infusions - there's plenty to choose from. This Aquarius season, we're raising a glass to the country's most surprising, fun, and oddball cocktails, from Hyderabad to Kolkata.

India's bars are no longer just places to catch up over a drink. They're laboratories, stages, playgrounds, and educational spaces all rolled into one. Take ZLB23 in Bangalore, for instance, where a new 10-seater tasting-led concept turns mixology into theatre, with scr...