If your idea of a fun time involves a tarot reading, a touch of witchcraft, and a cocktail with some serious bite, Gin Lane’s gone and brewed your dream night out.

The Kensington Street bar has shapeshifted into Tales & Tonics, an immersive fantasy pop-up inspired by the viral pages of BookTok favourites like A Court of Thorns and Roses, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings.

Forget dusty tomes, here, the storytelling happens in a glass. Each cocktail comes with a side of escapism: ‘The Cauldron’ bubbles with rose-petal tequila and activated charcoal, ‘Spring Court in Bloom’ shimmers like a fae fever dream, and ‘Gandalf’s Pipe’ tastes like a coffee-fuelled prophecy. There’s even Slughorn’s Hourglass, a violet-hued ode to Hogwarts that might just turn you into the life of the (wizarding) party.

But the real twist comes from the Seer’s Table. A resident tarot reader will size up your aura and tell you which mythical world (and drink) you truly belong to (read: she doesn’t need a sorting hat).

Dreamed up by mixology magician Grant Collins, the pop-up runs until late December, inviting mere mortals to ditch reality for a few rounds of fantasy-fuelled drinking. Whether you’re here for the magic, the mischief, or just the booze that sparkles, Gin Lane’s turned Sydney into something spellbinding.