Global Bar Trends

Zeta bar, Sydney’s first bar to introduce global bar trends such as airs, foams and misting to Australia, now awakens your senses with the Zeta Sensory Experience. Inspired by the molecular gastronomy movement, the Zeta Sensory Experience takes cocktails to a new level by not just tantalizing the taste buds, but by engaging the other senses to enhance your cocktail experience.

Pioneered in the late 1990’s by Heston Blumenthal (Fat Duck, UK) and Ferran Adria (El Bulli, Spain), molecular gastronomy enhances the culinary experience by tapping into numerous senses simultaneously – and now Zeta is bringing this philosophy to the bar, confirming Zeta’s reputation as one of the most cutting edge bars in the Southern Hemisphere.

Leading Mixologist, Grant Collins, explains the Zeta Sensory Experience “The Sensory Experience takes a cocktail and adds in elements to reach the senses that are not usually used during a cocktail experience. The person experiencing the drink sits back, sees the drink, feels the glass, closes their eyes - an ipod then plays select tracks that transport you to a destination reminiscent of the cocktail, a fragrant mist is used to engage smell. The overall result is powerful – the cocktail experience is intensified as the palate deconstructs all the ingredients in the drink, the mind is engaged and takes the person on a journey.”

Cocktail connoisseurs can now imagine sitting anywhere from a New York City bar, to a Hawaiian beach, a coastal Caribbean hot spot, or a Havana street bar without leaving the luxury of Zeta.



The Zeta Sensory Experience includes cocktails such as:

Seabreeze
The waves crashing, water lapping at the shore and other sounds of the sea are designed to improve the cocktail experience of sipping on a Seabreeze. Blindfolded for approximately 4-6 minutes with an occasional mist of sea spray, the experience is said to mentally transport you to a tropical paradise.

Liquid Nitrogen Matrini
Experience a classic Martini as never before made with liquid nitrogen and served on a platter in a bite size portion. As the nitrogen charge cube is consumed, the martini is absorbed though the walls of your mouth creating a unique sensation (please note 48 hours notice required to book this experience).