The novelty of the Bull Frog is in its proportion (700 ml served in an unusually tall Pilsner glass) as much as its tint, taste and concoction. “We originally wanted to call it the Blue Frog. The drink has a blue-ish green tint to it,” explains Siddesh Shetty, manager at the Dome.

The arrival of the Curacao after all the other spirits have been mixed in and a good stir ensures the jade green colour. Another intresting quality of the cocktail is the masked taste of the alcohol. The folks in the Southeastern America know the Bull Frog as thawed limeade concentrate mixed with one part vodka. No, it’s not lemonade but it’s no Bull Frog either.

The Dome’s version compels you to sip your way through the ice, the equally tall straw making it way through the ice, like a crustacean navigating the breakers at Nariman Point’s sea face, the Red Bull recedes into the palate as an aftertaste; other spirits take over like scavengers awaiting the departure of the animal that made the kill. Shetty insists that despite the chilly nights Mumbai is experiencing, the Bull Frog has quickly grabbed patrons’ attention. “Perhaps it’s the tall glass or the colour of the drink,” he says.

Of course, Mumbai no longer boasts azure-hued beaches but if you are willing stretch the imagination a little, the amphibian-named cocktail is an homage paid to city’s denizens. And like the rest of the people of the city who go about their jobs without anyone noticing it, the bartender doesn’t jump on the counter or spout poetry. He pours in style and returns to concoct another drink.