aqua nueva joins London Cocktail Week line-up

Butter & Mint Drop for London Cocktail Week

London Cocktail Week, the annual celebration of the capital’s exciting, innovative and thriving cocktail scene, is back this year from 5th-11th October, and once again we’re pleased to be taking part.

To showcase the stunning new destination bar in aqua nueva, bars manager Luca Missaglia has created a cocktail which will be available there exclusively to wearers of London Cocktail Week wristbands throughout the week.
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Bar Supervisor Simone Rossi named ‘The Mixing Star UK 2015′

Simone Rossi, Disarono's The Mixing Star UK 2015

For this guest post, Lorenzo Stabile, bar team member in aqua spirit, interviews his colleague Simone Rossi about his recent success in a prestigious international competition.

If you ever wondered how to be inspired to combine flavours for a new cocktail, here is the answer: behind a great cocktail there is always a story that starts its creation. That was the the first step of a journey that allowed Simone Rossi, bar supervisor at aqua spirit, to see his cocktail among the winners of The Mixing Star 2015, a global competition promoted by Italian liqueur company Disaronno.

Moving to London from a little city in Italy, Simone entered the hospitality industry with only a basic knowledge of cocktails but a great passion to develop his skills. A few weeks ago, his passion and determination were rewarded when he was named The Mixing Star UK 2015, one of thirteen worldwide national champions.
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Serving up the Spirit of Summer


When the world’s best bartender Charles Joly and our very own super-talented bar manager Luca Missaglia collaborate on creating new cocktails, you’d expect the results to be pretty special – and this week we were excited to unveil them to press and a few lucky guests at special events in the bar at aqua nueva.

Winner of the prestigious World Class Global award, Charles travelled to Hong Kong with Luca to first showcase their Spirit of Summer cocktails at our sister restaurant aqua there, before flying back across the world to launch them here in London. All created using Cîroc Vodka, each cocktail evokes a dream summer destination – perfect for enjoying in aqua nueva’s new destination bar!

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Father’s Day Infinity Brunch – still time to book!

Father's Day cocktail

To celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday 21st June, aqua kyoto head chef Paul Greening has created a special Infinity Brunch menu designed for dads.
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Marios Schwab creates London’s best-dressed terrace

Just in time for what we’re hoping will be a long, hot summer, we’re excited to announce that the aqua kyoto terrace has been stunningly redesigned by acclaimed fashion designer Marios Schwab.

One of the capital’s most technically skilled talents, famous for his understanding of the female form, the Marios Schwab for aqua kyoto terrace is a sophisticated fusion of soft furnishings featuring prints from Marios’s spring/summer 2015 collection, captivating lighting displays and thoughtfully-chosen plants.
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If you like Green Tea Colada…

Green Tea Colada at aqua spirit

Reimagining classic cocktails with contemporary ingredients and influences is one of the hallmarks of our bars manager Luca’s style. And few drinks demonstrate it better than his already-extremely-popular new Green Tea Colada, from aqua spirit‘s ‘Inspired by Japan’ selection.
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Inspired new cocktails


Recently we introduced our new bar manager Luca Missaglia and in our Q&A with him he revealed that there would be new cocktails on the list inspired by Japan for aqua spirit and aqua kyoto and by Spain for aqua nueva. This week we spent some time with Luca tasting the Inspired by Japan section (yes, it’s a tough job…!) and we think guests are going to be delighted with his new creations.
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Meet The Team: Luca Missaglia

New bar manager Luca Missaglia

We’re delighted to introduce our new bar manager, Luca Missaglia, a well-known figure on London’s cocktail scene and a very welcome addition to the team. We caught up with Luca for a quick Q&A to find out more about him:

What is your career background – have you always worked in bars?

Most of my career I have been working in hospitality, the past ten years in bars and restaurants. I started as a coffee boy and worked my way up to bartender, and for the last four years I have been leading bar teams in different venues including Lab Bar and most recently Quo Vadis private members’ club in Soho.

What would you say is your ‘signature style’ of cocktail making?

My signature style is classic and elegant but with a contemporary twist.
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Picasso's FluteGold HoneyNueva CobblerSpanish GardenCherry On Top

Shaking up the cocktail list!

It’s (almost) all change at aqua spirit, with a major shake-up reinvigorating our cocktail list. Bar manager Sophian, assistant bar manager Rocco and their team have spent weeks conceiving, testing and – most importantly! – tasting new recipes, and we’re confident that the new list will have something to delight every palate.

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