Somrus chai cream liqueur with saffron, cardamom & pistachio — Spice Affair BH
Somrus (the name combines 'soma' — the divine drink of Vedic mythology — with 'ras', meaning juice or essence in Sanskrit) is a genuinely Indian spirit: cream liqueur made in America with Indian spices. It comes in chai, mango, and coffee variants; Spice Affair serves the chai version, which combines real Darjeeling tea extract with saffron (kesar — the world's most expensive spice, grown in Kashmir's Pampore valley), green cardamom, and pistachio. The flavour profile is remarkably close to a glass of kesar-pista milk or a Kashmiri kahwa — the traditional Kashmiri green tea with saffron, spices, and almonds. At Spice Affair it is served simply, over ice or neat, as the most luxurious sipping option on the menu.
Somrus Chai is a standalone sipping liqueur — its flavours are already complex and balanced. Don't mix it with other spirits unless you know what you're doing. Serve it as a digestif or alongside dessert. Refrigerate after opening. The mango variant is excellent with champagne (top 90ml Somrus Mango with 60ml prosecco for a Mango Bellini).
Top with a small float of cold espresso for a chai-espresso martini variation.
Spice Affair brings South Asian flavour to the heart of Beverly Hills with a cocktail programme that is as polished as its address demands. The bar uses Indian spices — saffron, chai masala, tamarind — as primary flavour drivers rather than garnishes, and pairs them with premium spirits to create drinks that are unapologetically luxurious.
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