The Happy High, a Mumbai-based beverage consultancy, recently curated Cholatails, a beverage list for the ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, to bring nuggets of the Chola dynasty legacy and local favourites to the fore.

Curated by a dedicated team of beverage enthusiasts, Cholatails comprise of unique concoctions and innovative flavours designed to tell stories of the Chola dynasty and key ingredients that form the core of Tamil cuisine.

Blending flavours like pisin, nannari, long pepper, a local grape cola and basil seeds, among others, making the beverage books elevate experiences ideal for the locals and global travellers.

‘Seven Venues, Seven Menus’ at ITC Grand Chola curates in-house creativity and craftmanship.

XoXo finds its place on the esteemed list to symbolise the grand life with XO Cognac, smoky malt and more, and perhaps is the most expensive beverage in the city.

Shaariq Akhtar, General Manager of ITC Grand Chola, said: “We are thrilled to introduce, ‘Seven Venues, Seven Menus’ at ITC Grand Chola, curated to elevate every guest’s experience with a fusion of in-house creativity and craftmanship.”

The book, Cholatails: Beverage Recipes from the Tamarind Town, covers more than 100 recipes that brings a cult favourite grape cola to the fore.  While ITC Grand Chola is an ode to the history, architecture and culture of the mighty Cholas, the book aims to represent little nuggets of flavours, ingredients and anecdotes about the dynasty and the Madras we know today.

Ajit Balgi, Founder of The Happy High said, “We are elated for our Chennai debut happening at the ITC Grand Chola. Our aim was to get the tales of valour and conquest into a glass, as much as we wanted local ingredients and flavours on a beverage list that travellers from around the world would savour.”

Ajit and his team have used basic techniques, fresh ingredients to make concoctions that are delicious, alluring to the eye and can appeal to different palates.