International Irish Coffee Day: Sip on these unique concoctions in Mumbai

Stay soberThis youngstersrsquo favourite adda knows how to pour a mean Irish coffee without the heady after effects This concoction comes with Irish cream and a warm cookie for your sweet toothAT The Homemade Cafeacute near Oshiwara Police Station Andheri WestLOG ON TO thehomemadecafemumbaiCALL 7045894299Six more shotsPick from the Volcanic Brew featuring single origin Salvador coffee or sample the more modern Irish Matcha This coffee and wine bar whips up six kinds of Irish coffee all featuring premium blended Irish whiskeyAT Perch Wine amp Coffee Bar Union Park Carter Road Bandra WestLOG ON TO perchinbombayCALL 9321375915Simply IrishYoursquod usually spot Mumbaikars downing pitchers of beer at this Irish watering hole This week we suggest calling for their signature Irish coffee Irish whiskey espresso and whipped cream as easy as thatAT Irish House Level 1 Phoenix Marketcity Kurla WestLOG ON TO theirishhouseindiaCALL 8879660043Grandmarsquos choiceWhiskey purists can look away this cafeacute brings a nonalcoholic whiskey syrup to the traditional cocktail for a safe and sober brunchtime mocktailAT Grandmamarsquos Cafeacute Dadar Chembur BKC and AndheriLOG ON TO grandmamascafecomCALL 8591075473Tee or coffeeWear your love for a hot cuppa joe proudly with this graphic Tshirt just like our inhouse coffeeholic does LOG ON TO bewakoofcomFilter kaapi callingFilter coffee at Cafe Mysore Pic CourtesyBosskie ChandaWersquove never heard a Mumbaikar say ldquoa good Irish coffee could fix me right nowrdquo after a long day The humble filter kaapi deserves a salute this week Head to these localapproved haunts for your next cupThe Kaapi and CoWersquove heard locals in the far suburbs swear by this newage brewery that serves iced filter kaapi alongside the traditional filter coffeeAT 100 Feet Road near St Francis School Navghar Vasai WestHotel VishwabharatiDrop by this vegetarian family restaurant right outside Mulund railway stationrsquos west exit for a quick meal on the go followed by their filter kaapi of courseAT Jeevan Niwas MG Road Mulund WestAaharaThis new South Indian restaurant wins our vote for making space for nondairy coffee lovers The kaapi here comes in an oat milk option that tastes just as good if not betterAT Shreeji Tower Mandapeshwar Road Pai Nagar Borivli WestRamnath snacksIf yoursquore in Colaba head to this modest eatery for their batata wadas and sip it down with a cup of strong filter coffeeAsk the expertsHear it from two of the most loved and OG filter coffee hangouts in Kings CircleTop brassFrom left Devavrat Jagdish and Jaiprakash Kamath PIcs CourtesyDevavrat KamathWe have been proponents of brass filters since we opened our doors in the 1940s Yoursquoll spot our old trusted filters on display at the cafeacute above We continue to use newer brass filters because they retain heat wellA good coffee is always courtesy of finely ground beans My suggestion to Mumbaikars is to slow down and let the concoction trickle down in its own sweet time No hurried mixes please Donrsquot refrigerate the concoction A good filter coffee makes its way from the filter to the cup directlyDevavrat Kamath coowner Cafeacute MadrasGreat levellerItrsquos high time we had an international day for filter kaapi If a relatively small country like Ireland which doesnrsquot even grow its own coffee can shoot to fame with its concoction therersquos nothing stopping us At Cafeacute Mysore we have seen the drink become a great equaliser From the Ambanis to the lessprivileged homeless patrons who walk in from time to time everyone is equal for the few minutes when theyrsquore sipping away on our coffee For me the key to a good cup is the water temperature and milk The water must be piping hot and poured in batches into the filter I suggest ditching packaged milk and sourcing it right from the farm if possibleNaresh Nayak coowner Cafe MysoreAt Munira Lodge Apollo Bunder ColabaWho made the first Irish CoffeeThe drink dates back to a stormy night in Foynes Ireland in the 1940s A barman at the Foynes port was tasked with preparing a strong drink for a group of weary passengers His mix of coffee Irish whiskey and a dollop of whipped cream became the famous Irish Coffee