First look: Flights @ Twist

First look: Flights @ Twist

Sticking resolutely  to the theme of flying first class (and perhaps slipping into gimmick territory, but it's forgiveable), the creators of the "Flights @ Twist" wine bar have taken the concept of flying high and run with it. The Hanohano Room is located on the 30th floor of the Sheraton, and with two of its four longs walls being made of glass, letting in a spectacular, almost aerial, view of Waikiki Beach and Diamond head, it is indeed similar to being in an airplane — albeit a posh one. It's the feeling of being high above the earth — or being in flight — that prompted the minds at Twist to create their flight-themed experience. In addition to the flying high theme, Flights @ Twist is also a play on words: flights of wine, flights of fancy.

Flights @ Twist is essentially a wine tasting bar, which makes sense, given the flight theme of the place. There are five wine menus, each consisting of three flights of wine that share varietal and/or regional charactersistics.