Lime, tea, ink: Cocktails are shaking up - and stirring - Bangkok's bar culture

Philip Bischoff mixes a "Milongas" at the BKK Social Club in Bangkok, a cocktail inspired by Argentinian ingredients. Photo: Carola Frentzen/dpa

Still ordering ordinary Margaritas or Cosmopolitans? Bartenders today are creating innovative cocktails that promise unforgettable taste experiences - and ingredients you wouldn't expect to find in drinks. Where is bar culture headed?

Sip the aperitif handed to you as a welcome at Bangkok's hip BKK Social Club and savour the taste of Argentine wormwood, rosemary, chrysanthemums and citrus notes.